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Algorithmic Best, Average, and Worst Case Analysis

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What does the term 'Big-O notation' refer to in the context of algorithm analysis?

The worst possible outcome in terms of the number of instructions required to complete the algorithm (correct)

The time complexity of an algorithm regardless of the input size

The best possible outcome in terms of the number of instructions required to complete the algorithm

The average outcome in terms of the number of instructions required to complete the algorithm

What is the Big-O notation for a linear search that fails to find the item in the list?

O(n) (correct)

O(n/2)

O(n^2)

O(1)

In algorithm analysis, which scenario represents the worst possible outcome in terms of efficiency?

Sorting a reversed list

Finding the item in the middle of the list

Finding the item in the last position or not at all (correct)

Finding the correct item on the first element

What is the Big-O notation for a bubble sort that is sorting a reversed list (i.e., a list whose items are ordered highest to lowest)?

O(n^2) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following data structures has a constant time complexity (O(1)) for insertion and removal operations?

Queue Signup and view all the answers

What is the time complexity of a linear search algorithm on an unsorted array of size N?

O(N) Signup and view all the answers

Which sorting algorithm has a time complexity of O(N log N) in the average case?

Merge Sort Signup and view all the answers

What is the time complexity of calculating the nth Fibonacci number using a recursive approach without memoization?

O(2^N) Signup and view all the answers