Recall & Review
beginner
What is a Trie data structure?
A Trie is a tree-like data structure used to store a dynamic set of strings where keys are usually strings. Each node represents a character, and paths from root to nodes represent prefixes of words.
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beginner
How does a Trie help in word search?
A Trie allows fast prefix-based search by traversing nodes corresponding to characters of the word. If traversal reaches the end of the word and the node marks a word end, the word exists in the Trie.
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beginner
What does the 'isEnd' flag in a Trie node represent?
The 'isEnd' flag indicates that the path from the root to this node forms a complete word stored in the Trie.
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intermediate
In Go, how do you represent children nodes in a Trie?
Children nodes are typically represented as a map from rune (character) to *TrieNode, allowing dynamic branching for each character.
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intermediate
What is the time complexity of searching a word in a Trie?
The time complexity is O(m), where m is the length of the word, because we traverse one node per character.
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What does each node in a Trie represent?
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Each node in a Trie represents a single character of a word.
What does the 'isEnd' flag in a Trie node indicate?
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The 'isEnd' flag marks that the path to this node forms a complete word.
What is the best data type to store children nodes in a Go Trie implementation?
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A map from rune to *TrieNode allows flexible branching for each character.
What is the time complexity to search a word of length m in a Trie?
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Searching takes O(m) time, one step per character.
If a word is not in the Trie, what happens during search?
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Search fails when a character node is missing, meaning the word is not stored.
Explain how to search for a word in a Trie step-by-step.
Think about walking down the tree one letter at a time.
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Describe the structure of a Trie node in Go for word search.
Focus on how children and word end are represented.
You got /3 concepts.