What is a collision?

What will be an ideal response?


A collision is a condition that occurs when a hash function maps two or more distinct search keys into the same location.

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________ buffering maintains two screen buffers—one for display purposes (the on-screen buffer) and the other for drawing purposes (the off-screen buffer).

a) Duet. b) Double. c) Fast. d) None of the above.

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Object-oriented programming allows you to derive new classes from existing classes. This is called ____________.

a. encapsulation b. inheritance c. abstraction d. generalization

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Which output column of the ls command displays the filename?

A. The first column B. The second column C. The seventh column D. The eighth column

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____________________ functions are mathematical algorithms that generate a message summary or digest (sometimes called a fingerprint) that can be used to confirm the identity of a specific message and/or confirm that there have not been any changes to the content.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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