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Which type of sorting is used when sorting data stored on external devices?
What is the primary difference between selection sort and insertion sort?
Which of the following sorting algorithms is stable?
What is the time complexity of a sorting algorithm that takes O(n) time to sort a list?
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Which of the following sorting algorithms is not in-place?
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What is the primary goal of sorting algorithms?
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Which of the following is an advantage of bubble sort?
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What is the worst-case time complexity of quick sort?
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Which sorting algorithm has a time complexity of O(n + k) in the worst case, where k is the number of buckets?
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What is the characteristic of a stable sorting algorithm?
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Which of the following applications of sorting is used to optimize database queries and retrieve data efficiently?
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Which sorting algorithm has a time complexity of O(nk) in the worst case, where k is the number of digits in the radix sort?
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Which of the following is NOT an application of sorting?
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What is the main purpose of sorting algorithms in file systems?
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Which sorting algorithm has a time complexity of O(n log n) in the worst case?
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What is the primary characteristic of non-comparison sort algorithms?
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Which sorting algorithm is an example of a non-comparison sort algorithm?
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What is the primary advantage of using internal sorting?
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Which sorting algorithm has a time complexity of O(n^2) in the worst case?
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What is the primary difference between internal and external sorting?
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Which sorting algorithm is an example of a comparison sort algorithm?
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What is the primary goal of the partitioning step in quick sort?
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Study Notes
Sorting Algorithms
Types of Sorting
- Internal Sorting: sorting data that is stored in main memory
- External Sorting: sorting data that is stored on external devices, such as hard drives or tapes
Sorting Techniques
- Bubble Sort: repeatedly steps through the list, compares adjacent elements and swaps them if they are in the wrong order
- Selection Sort: selects the smallest element from the unsorted portion of the list and swaps it with the first element of the unsorted portion
- Insertion Sort: inserts each element into its proper position in the sorted portion of the list
- Merge Sort: divides the list into two halves, sorts each half, and then merges the sorted halves
- Quick Sort: selects a pivot element, partitions the list around the pivot, and recursively sorts the sublists
- Heap Sort: builds a heap, then repeatedly removes the largest element from the heap and places it at the end of the sorted list
Stability
- A sorting algorithm is stable if it preserves the order of equal elements
- A sorting algorithm is unstable if it does not preserve the order of equal elements
Time Complexity
- Best Case: the minimum time required to sort a list
- Average Case: the average time required to sort a list
- Worst Case: the maximum time required to sort a list
Space Complexity
- In-Place: sorting algorithms that use a minimal amount of additional memory
- Not In-Place: sorting algorithms that use a significant amount of additional memory
Key Concepts
- Ascending Order: arranging elements in a list from smallest to largest
- Descending Order: arranging elements in a list from largest to smallest
- Linear Time: a time complexity of O(n), where n is the size of the list
- Quadratic Time: a time complexity of O(n^2), where n is the size of the list
Sorting Algorithms
Types of Sorting
- Internal sorting involves sorting data stored in main memory
- External sorting involves sorting data stored on external devices, such as hard drives or tapes
Sorting Techniques
- Bubble sort repeatedly steps through the list, comparing and swapping adjacent elements if they are in the wrong order
- Selection sort selects the smallest element from the unsorted portion of the list and swaps it with the first element of the unsorted portion
- Insertion sort inserts each element into its proper position in the sorted portion of the list
- Merge sort divides the list into two halves, sorts each half, and then merges the sorted halves
- Quick sort selects a pivot element, partitions the list around the pivot, and recursively sorts the sublists
- Heap sort builds a heap, then repeatedly removes the largest element from the heap and places it at the end of the sorted list
Stability
- Stable sorting algorithms preserve the order of equal elements
- Unstable sorting algorithms do not preserve the order of equal elements
Time Complexity
- Best-case time complexity is the minimum time required to sort a list
- Average-case time complexity is the average time required to sort a list
- Worst-case time complexity is the maximum time required to sort a list
Space Complexity
- In-place sorting algorithms use a minimal amount of additional memory
- Not in-place sorting algorithms use a significant amount of additional memory
Key Concepts
- Ascending order refers to arranging elements in a list from smallest to largest
- Descending order refers to arranging elements in a list from largest to smallest
- Linear time refers to a time complexity of O(n), where n is the size of the list
- Quadratic time refers to a time complexity of O(n^2), where n is the size of the list
Sorting Algorithms
Types of Sorting
- Internal Sorting: Data is stored in main memory.
- External Sorting: Data is stored in external devices like hard drives or tapes.
Sorting Techniques
- Comparison Sort: Algorithms compare elements to determine their order.
- Non-Comparison Sort: Algorithms do not compare elements to determine their order.
Sorting Algorithms
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Bubble Sort:
- Repeatedly swaps adjacent elements if in wrong order.
- Time complexity: O(n^2) in worst case.
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Selection Sort:
- Selects smallest element from unsorted portion and moves it to start of unsorted portion.
- Time complexity: O(n^2) in worst case.
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Insertion Sort:
- Iterates through list, inserting each element into its proper position in previously sorted list.
- Time complexity: O(n^2) in worst case.
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Merge Sort:
- Divides list into two halves, sorts each half, and then merges two sorted halves.
- Time complexity: O(n log n) in worst case.
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Quick Sort:
- Selects pivot element, partitions list around pivot, and recursively sorts sublists.
- Time complexity: O(n log n) on average, but can be O(n^2) in worst case.
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Heap Sort:
- Builds a heap and then repeatedly removes largest element from heap and places it at end of sorted list.
- Time complexity: O(n log n) in worst case.
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Counting Sort:
- Counts occurrences of each element and uses counts to determine sorted order.
- Time complexity: O(n + k) in worst case, where k is range of input.
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Radix Sort:
- Sorts list based on digits of elements, starting from most significant digit.
- Time complexity: O(nk) in worst case, where k is number of digits in radix sort.
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Bucket Sort:
- Distributes elements of list into a number of buckets and then sorts each bucket individually.
- Time complexity: O(n + k) in worst case, where k is number of buckets.
Stability of Sorting Algorithms
- Stable Sorting Algorithm: Maintains relative order of equal elements.
- Unstable Sorting Algorithm: Does not maintain relative order of equal elements.
Applications of Sorting
- Data Analysis: Arranges data in specific order for analysis and visualization.
- Database Management: Optimizes database queries and retrieves data efficiently.
- File Systems: Organizes files and directories on a file system.
- Web Search: Ranks search results in a specific order.
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