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Q1.

What is not true about insertion sort?

Exhibits the worst case performance when the initial array is sorted in reverse order.

Worst case and average case performance is Ο(n2)

Can be compared to the way a card player arranges his card from a card deck.

None of the above.

Discuss

Answer: (d).None of the above.

Q2.

Which of the following has search efficiency of Ο(1) −

Tree

Heap

Hash Table

Linked-List

Discuss

Answer: (c).Hash Table

Q3.

Which of the following algorithm is not stable?

Bubble Sort

Quick Sort

Merge Sort

Insertion Sort

Discuss

Answer: (b).Quick Sort

Q4.

Which of the below mentioned sorting algorithms are not stable?

Selection Sort

Bubble Sort

Merge Sort

Insertion Sort

Discuss

Answer: (a).Selection Sort

Q5.

A pivot element to partition unsorted list is used in

Merge Sort

Quick Sort

Insertion Sort

Selection Sort

Discuss

Answer: (b).Quick Sort

Q6.

Which of the following algorithm does not divide the list −

linear search

binary search

merge sort

quick sort

Discuss

Answer: (a).linear search

Q7.

Time required to merge two sorted lists of size m and n, is

Ο(m | n)

Ο(m + n)

Ο(m log n)

Ο(n log m)

Discuss

Answer: (b).Ο(m + n)

Q8.

Quick sort algorithm is an example of

Greedy approach

Improved binary search

Dynamic Programming

Divide and conquer

Discuss

Answer: (d).Divide and conquer

Q9.

Quick sort running time depends on the selection of

size of array

pivot element

sequence of values

none of the above

Discuss

Answer: (b).pivot element

Q10.

Which one of the below is not divide and conquer approach?

Insertion Sort

Merge Sort

Shell Sort

Heap Sort

Discuss

Answer: (b).Merge Sort

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