What is one strategy to transform a semiheap into a heap?

What will be an ideal response?


One strategy allows the item in the root to trickle down the tree until it reaches a node in which it will not be out of place. If the root has a smaller search key than the larger of the search keys in its children, swap the item in the root with that of the larger child.

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Multilevel feedback queuing ________.

a) is an example of an adaptive mechanism b) is most appropriate for real-time systems c) incurs too much overhead to be practical in real systems d) both a and c

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Your ability to change the color of an art brush stroke depends on ____.

A. the version of Illustrator B. the size of the art brush C. the color of the art brush D. how the art brush was created

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A(n) ____ is an automation task that stores a series of commands and keystrokes for repeated use later.

a. command series b. file series c. action d. layer

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When the mouse is placed in the column heading between the border of columns B and C and is dragged to the right, column B becomes narrower

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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