Database System Concepts
Database System Concepts
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ISBN: 9780078022159
Author: Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Hi, could you create an algorithm using psuedocode for this problem:
 
Consider a problem in which you have a set of n keys and n locks. Every key corresponds to exactly
one lock, and every lock corresponds to exactly one key (this correspondence means that all items are
unique, no duplicate keys or locks are present). Create an algorithm that efficiently (less than O(n2) time)
pairs up every lock with its corresponding key. By fitting a lock and key together, you can see if fit is
correct (the single match), if the lock is too small for the key, or if the lock is too large for the key. As
part of this algorithm, you cannot compare lock A to lock B, nor key A to key B (no direct comparison
between members of the same set).
 
 
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