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Test 1 Fall 97

This document contains a test for CPS 100 with 6 problems worth a total of 65 points. The test has 9 pages and students are advised not to spend too much time on any one question. Problem 1 involves evaluating postfix expressions and discussing the advantages of the Vector::append function. Problem 2 involves writing a function to reverse the order of elements in a queue. Problem 3 analyzes the running time and return value of a sample function using big-O notation. Problem 4 involves writing a function to find the first node in a linked list containing a given key. Problem 5 involves converting a vector to a linked list. Problem 6 involves writing a function to remove all nodes containing a given key from a circular doubly linked list.

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Test 1 Fall 97

This document contains a test for CPS 100 with 6 problems worth a total of 65 points. The test has 9 pages and students are advised not to spend too much time on any one question. Problem 1 involves evaluating postfix expressions and discussing the advantages of the Vector::append function. Problem 2 involves writing a function to reverse the order of elements in a queue. Problem 3 analyzes the running time and return value of a sample function using big-O notation. Problem 4 involves writing a function to find the first node in a linked list containing a given key. Problem 5 involves converting a vector to a linked list. Problem 6 involves writing a function to remove all nodes containing a given key from a circular doubly linked list.

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Test 1: CPS 100

Owen Astrachan
October 8, 1997
Name:
Honor code acknowledgment signature

Problem 1

value grade
9 pts.

Problem 2 12 pts.
Problem 3 14 pts.
Problem 4 10 pts.
Problem 5 10 pts.
Problem 6 10 pts.
TOTAL:

65 pts.

This test has 9 pages, be sure your test has them all. Do NOT spend too much time on one question |
remember that this class lasts 50 minutes.
In writing code you do not need to worry about specifying the proper include header les. Assume that
all the header les we've discussed are included in any code you write.
Class declarations for stacks and queues are provided on the last page, you might want to tear this page o .

PROBLEM 1 :

Short-

and post-stu

9 points

part A 6 points

Evaluate the following post x expressions, you can show work for partial credit.
3 5 6 * + 8 +

7 8 2 - * 1 * 6

part B 3 points

In a sentence or two, what's the advantage of using the function Vector::append in client programs rather
than resizing the vector, e.g., why use
Vector string v;
string s;
while cin
s
v.appends;

instead of

Vector string v;
int count;
string s;
while cin
s
if count = v.length v.resizev.length*2;
v count = s;
count++;

PROBLEM 2 :

Reversal

of Fortune

12 points

Write the function reverse whose header is given below. The function reverse reverses the elements of the
queue q. For example, if q is represented by a,b,c,d, with a the rst element and d the last element of the
queue, then after the call reverseq q is represented by d,c,b,a. In part A you may de ne variables that
are stacks, queues, and ints, but not vectors. In part B you may only de ne variables that are queues or
ints.
part A 6 points You may de ne stack, queue, and int variables no vectors.
void reverseQueue int & q
pre: q represented by a1, a2, ..., an
post: q represented by an, ..., a2, a1, i.e., q is reversed

part B 6 points You may de

ne queue and int variables, but no stack variables hint: think recursively.

void reverseQueue int & q


pre: q represented by a1, a2, ..., an
post: q represented by an, ..., a2, a1, i.e., q is reversed

PROBLEM 3 :

Big-OO-Oh 14 points

part A 6 points

Consider the function blurb below. What is the exact value of the function calls blurb1 and blurb1024?
Using big-Oh notation, determine the running time and the value of blurbn? The running time is how
long the function takes to execute, as a function of n ; the value is what blurbn returns, again as a function
of n.

int blurbint n
int count=0;
while n
0
count++;
n = n
2;
return count;

part B 4 points Consider the code fragment below


int j,k;
int sum = 0;
forj=0; j
n; j++
fork=j; k

n; k++

sum++;

Using big-Oh, what is the running time of the two loops as a function of n ? Brie y justify.
If k++ is replaced with k
Brie y justify.

*= 2,

what is the running time of the two loops using big-Oh, as a function of n ?

extra credit: If the inner loop is changed to


fork=0; k

j; k *= 2

What is the big-Oh running time of the loops? Justify your answer
4

part C 4 points

Consider the function search below that performs a binary search correctly on a doubly linked list given
pointers to the rst and last nodes of the list. Write a recurrence relation for the function in terms of T n
where n is the number of elements in the list between and including rst and last. note: only one recursive
call is made for each invocation of search.

Using the substitution plug-in method, solve the recurrence. You may nd it helpful to note that
1 2 + 1 4 + 1 8 + ... = 1

Node * searchNode * first, Node * last, const string & key


pre: first- info = ... = last- info, i.e., list is sorted
post: returns pointer to node containing key, returns NULL 0
if key not found in list
if first == 0 || last == 0 return 0;
Node * mid = first;
Node * ptr = first;
while ptr != last
ptr = ptr- next;
if ptr != 0
mid = mid- next;
ptr = ptr- next;

if mid- info == key


return mid;
else if key
mid- info return searchfirst,mid- prev;
else
return searchmid- next,last;

PROBLEM 4 :

Moving

experiences

10 points

For these problems assume the following declaration for Node


struct Node
string info;
Node * next;
;

Write the function nd whose header is given below. nd returns a pointer to the rst node in list containing
key and returns NULL 0 if key does not appear in list. Note that list has a header node.
Node * findNode * list, const string & key
pre: list has a header node
post: return pointer to first node in list containing key
return NULL 0 if key is not in list

PROBLEM 5 :

Conversion 10 points

The declaration for node below is used in this problem.


template class Type
struct Node
Type info;
Node * next;
Nodeconst Type& t, Node * link=0
: infot, nextlink
;

Write the function VectorToList that creates a linked list, with a header node, whose nodes contain values
from the vector in the same order as the values in the vector. For example
vector<string> a
"bear"

"coyote"

"jackal"

"wolf"

"fox"

list returned by call VectorList(a,5);


"bear"

"jackal"

"coyote"

"wolf"

"fox"

Node string * VectorToListconst Vector string & a, int numElts


pre: a contains numElts entries
post: returns a pointer to a linked list, with a header node,
with nodes containing values in the order v 0 , v 1 , ... v numElts-1

PROBLEM 6 :

Garbage

Removal

10 points

For this problem assume the following declaration for Node:


struct Node
string info;
Node * prev;
Node * next;

points to previous node


point to next node

Write a function that removes all nodes containing key from a doubly-linked, circular list, leaving the list
circular. In a one-node circular list the node's prev and next elds both point to the node itself.
void RemoveNode * & list, const string & key
pre: list is circular
post: all nodes with info value == key are removed, list is circular

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