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The video tutorial explains how to create a hash table with a specified number of buckets, insert records using a hash function, and handle collisions. It demonstrates using Python's built-in hash function and the modulo operator to map keys to bucket indices. The tutorial also covers appending key-value pairs to the hash table and updating existing records, ensuring the hash table supports multiple tuples in a single bucket.

What is the primary purpose of creating a hash table with a specified number of buckets?

• To ensure data is stored in a single location

• To organize data into manageable sections

• To increase the complexity of data retrieval

• To store data in a sequential manner

Which function is used to determine the bucket for a given key in a hash table?

• Hash function

• Filter function

• Map function

• Sort function

What is the role of the modulo operator in the setvalue method?

• To divide the hash value by the number of buckets

• To add the hash value to the number of buckets

• To multiply the hash value by the number of buckets

• To subtract the hash value from the number of buckets

How does the setvalue method handle the insertion of key-value pairs?

• By replacing existing data in the bucket

• By appending the key-value pair to the bucket

• By deleting old data in the bucket

• By ignoring duplicate keys

What is a collision in the context of hash tables?

• When two keys map to the same bucket

• When a bucket is empty

• When a key cannot be hashed

• When two keys map to different buckets

Why is it important for a hash table to support updating existing key-value pairs?

• To allow for the removal of keys

• To decrease the number of buckets

• To ensure data integrity and consistency

• To increase the size of the hash table

What happens when two records are added to the same bucket in a hash table?

• The second record overwrites the first

• Both records are stored as separate tuples

• The first record is deleted

• The bucket is split into two