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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Q. The sorting technique where array to be sorted is partitioned again and again in such a way that all elements less than or equal to partitioning element appear before it and those which are greater appear after it, is called ..............

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Q. The search technique for searching a sorted file that requires increased amount of space is ................

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Q. For merging two sorted lists of sizes m and n into a sorted list of size m + n, we require comparisons of

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Q. Which of the following algorithm design technique is used in the quick sort algorithm?

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Q. The average search time of hashing, with linear probing will be less if the load factor

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Q. Heap allocation is required for languages

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Q. A character of the data that binary search uses but the linear search ignores, is

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Q. Which of the following is useful in implementing quick sort?

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