Practice Department Of Computer Science And Engineering (17.1.2) - Insertion Sort
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Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Practice - Department of Computer Science and Engineering

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define Insertion Sort in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about how you would sort papers.

Question 2 Easy

What is the average time complexity for Insertion Sort?

💡 Hint: Think about how many comparisons need to be made.

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Question 1

What does Insertion Sort rely on for placing new values?

Sorting entire list each time
Building a sorted sublist incrementally
Always finding minimum

💡 Hint: Consider how we sort papers.

Question 2

True or False: Insertion Sort is best suited for large unsorted lists.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how the process changes with more elements.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Implement Insertion Sort in Python and compare its execution time with Selection Sort for lists of varying sizes.

💡 Hint: Make sure to use random data for a fair comparison.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze the performance of Insertion Sort on data that is almost sorted. How can you articulate its behavior?

💡 Hint: Consider how many times each element needs to be adjusted.

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