Q. The average case of quick sort has order

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Q. Which sorting algorithm is the best if the list is already in order?

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Q. The number of comparisons required to sort 5 numbers in ascending order using bubble sort is

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Q. The second largest number from a set of n distinct numbers can be found in

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Q. The sort which inserts each elements A(K) into proper position in the previously sorted sub array A(1), ..., A(K–1)

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Q. Shell sort uses ................

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Q. A desirable choice for the partitioning element in quick sort is

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Q. Out of the following, the slowest sorting procedure is

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Q. The minimum number of comparisons required to find the largest number from 4 different numbers are

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Q. A sorting algorithm is stable if

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Q. For a binary search algorithm to work, it is necessary that the array must be ............

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Q. Match the following:

List - I
i. Bubble Sort  
ii. Shell Sort     
iii. Selection Sort   
     
List - II
a. Ο(n)
b. Ο(n2)
c. Ο(n log n)

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Q. The largest and the second largest number from a set of n distinct numbers can be found in

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Q. Hashing collision resolution techniques are:

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Q. After each iteration in bubble sort:

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Q. The running time of the following sorting algorithm depends on whether the partitioning is balanced or unbalanced.

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Q. The average case complexity of Insertion Sort is

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Q. Linear search is highly inefficient compared to binary search when dealing with:

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Q. A sorted file contains 16 items. Using binary search, the maximum number of comparisons to search for an item in this file is ...........

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Q. The average number of key comparisons done in successful sequential search in a list of length n is ..............

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