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Q41.
The best average behaviour is shown by

a.

Quick Sort

b.

Merge Sort

c.

Insertion Sort

d.

Heap Sort

Discuss
Answer: (a).Quick Sort
Q42.
Consider that n elements are to be sorted. What is the worst case time complexity of Bubble sort?

a.

O(1)

b.

O(logn)

c.

O(n)

d.

O(n^2)

Discuss
Answer: (d).O(n^2)
Q43.
A characteristic of the data that binary search uses but the linear search ignores is the___________.

a.

Order of the elements of the list.

b.

Length of the list.

c.

Maximum value in list.

d.

Type of elements of the list.

Discuss
Answer: (a).Order of the elements of the list.
Q44.
Which of the following sorting algorithm is stable ?

a.

insertion sort

b.

bubble sort

c.

quick sort

d.

heap sort

Discuss
Answer: (d).heap sort
Q45.
In binary search, average number of comparison required for searching an element in a list if n numbers is

a.

log2 n

b.

n /2

c.

n

d.

n-1

Discuss
Answer: (a).log2 n
Q46.
The worst case of quick sort has order

a.

O(n^2 )

b.

O(n)

c.

O (n log2 n)

d.

O (log2 n)

Discuss
Answer: (a).O(n^2 )
Q47.
Which technique is suitable for performing a search in a small array or in an unsorted array?

a.

Binary search

b.

Traversing

c.

Linear search

d.

Sums

Discuss
Answer: (c).Linear search
Q48.
What finds the largest element in the array, and puts it in the proper place?

a.

Selection sort

b.

Insertion sort

c.

Quick sort

d.

None of the above

Discuss
Answer: (a).Selection sort
Q49.
Which array is the fastest on an average, but sometimes unbalanced partitions can lead to very slow sorting?

a.

Insertion sort

b.

Selection sort

c.

Quick sort

d.

None of the above

Discuss
Answer: (c).Quick sort
Q50.
In computer science, what is of immense importance and is one of the most extensively researched subjects?

a.

Sorting

b.

Searching

c.

Both (a) and (b)

d.

Inflecting

Discuss
Answer: (c).Both (a) and (b)
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