Edexcel D1 2003 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleD1 (Decision Mathematics 1)
Year2003
SessionJune
TopicMinimum Spanning Trees

3. (a) Describe the differences between Prim’s algorithm and Kruskal’s algorithm for finding a minimum connector of a network. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} (b) Listing the arcs in the order that you select them, find a minimum connector for the network in Fig. 2, using
  1. Prim's algorithm,
  2. Kruskal's algorithm.