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Q61.

In abstract terms, each iteration of insertion sort removes an element from the input data and
then inserts it into the correct position in the _________ that is already sorted.

List

Stack

String

Array

Discuss

Answer: (a).List

Q62.

An array sorted in the reverse order is the __________ case input.

Worst

Best

Somewhat bad

None of the above

Discuss

Answer: (a).Worst

Q63.

___________ is a simple sorting technique to sort a list of elements.

Insertion sort

Selection sort

Sorting array

None of the above

Discuss

Answer: (b).Selection sort

Q64.

The running time of heap sort is __________.

G(N*lgN)

N(N*lgN)

O(N*lgN)

None of the above

Discuss

Answer: (c).O(N*lgN)

Q65.

There is one to one correspondence between elements of the _________of the tree.

Array and trees

Array and nodes

Arrays and nodes

None of the above

Discuss

Answer: (b).Array and nodes

Q66.

To perform the heap sort, you need to create a tree with all nodes greater than their __________.

Sibling

Children

Parents

None of the above

Discuss

Answer: (b).Children

Q67.

What is one of the fastest and simplest sorting algorithms?

Selection sort

Tree sort

Heap sort

Quick sort

Discuss

Answer: (d).Quick sort

Q68.

The most-used orders are___________.

Numerical order

Lexicographical order

Both (a) and (b)

None of the above

Discuss

Answer: (b).Lexicographical order

Q69.

__________ refers to the set of all possible solutions to a problem.

External searching

Brute-force search

Search space

None of the above

Discuss

Answer: (c).Search space

Q70.

Brute-force search, commonly known as_________.

Naive algorithm

Uninformed algorithm

Both (a) and (b)

Search algorithm

Discuss

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

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