The condition that occurs when a hash function maps two or more distinct search keys into the same location is called a(n) ______.

a) disturbance
b) collision
c) rotation
d) congestion

b.

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The World Wide Web was based on a protocol developed by ________

A) the U.S. government B) Apple C) Tim Berners-Lee D) Microsoft

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A(n) _________ is a networking cable that contains hundreds of thin, transparent filaments over which lasers transmit data as light. A. fiber-optic cable B. twisted-pair cable C. coaxial cable D. packet-switched cable

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

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