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To sort many large object or structures, it would be most efficient to

a.

Place them in an array and sort the array

b.

Place them in a linked list and sort the linked list

c.

Place pointers to them in an array and sort the array

d.

Place reference to them in and array an sort the array

Answer: (b).Place them in a linked list and sort the linked list

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