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Q31.
The number of interchanges required to sort 5, 1, 6, 2 4 in ascending order using Bubble Sort is

a.

6

b.

5

c.

7

d.

8

Discuss
Answer: (b).5
Q32.
In worst case Quick Sort has order

a.

O (n log n)

b.

O (n^2 /2)

c.

O (log n)

d.

O (n^2 /4)

Discuss
Answer: (b).O (n^2 /2)
Q33.
A sort which relatively passes through a list to exchange the first element with any element less than it and then repeats with a new first element is called

a.

insertion sort

b.

selection sort

c.

heap sort

d.

quick sort

Discuss
Answer: (d).quick sort
Q34.
Which of the following sorting algorithms does not have a worst case running time of O (n^2) ?

a.

Insertion sort

b.

Merge sort

c.

Quick sort

d.

Bubble sort

Discuss
Answer: (b).Merge sort
Q35.
The quick sort algorithm exploit _________ design technique.

a.

Greedy

b.

Dynamic programming

c.

Divide and Conquer

d.

Backtracking

Discuss
Answer: (c).Divide and Conquer
Q36.
The total number of companions required to merge 4 sorted files containing 15, 3, 9 and 8 records into a single sorted file is

a.

66

b.

39

c.

33

d.

15

Discuss
Answer: (c).33
Q37.
The complexity of searching an element from a set of n elements using Binary search algorithm is

a.

O(n)

b.

O(log n)

c.

O(n^2)

d.

O(n log n)

Discuss
Answer: (b).O(log n)
Q38.
Which of the following sorting methods would be most suitable for sorting a list which is almost sorted

a.

Bubble Sort

b.

Insertion Sort

c.

Selection Sort

d.

Quick Sort

Discuss
Answer: (a).Bubble Sort
Q39.
Quick sort is also known as

a.

merge sort

b.

heap sort

c.

bubble sort

d.

none of these

Discuss
Answer: (d).none of these
Q40.
The goal of hashing is to produce a search that takes

a.

O(1) time

b.

O(n^2 ) time

c.

O(log n ) time

d.

O(n log n ) time

Discuss
Answer: (a).O(1) time
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