Ari understands the importance of a hash function uniformly distributing the keys over the hash table. Someone suggested that Ari incorporate random number generation into the hash function to ensure that each index in the table has an equal probability of being generated. Should Ari follow through with this idea?

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No, a random number generator will destroy the deterministic property of the hash function, which will make it unusable.

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a. this variable b. data parameter c. copy variable d. value parameter

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Floating?point arithmetic is seldom used to perform financial calculations. Why?

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Which of the following is the height of 1U of space in a server rack?

A. 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) B. 1.75 inches (4.4 cm) C. 2 inches (5.1 cm) D. 3 inches (7.6 cm)

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