Practice - Prof. Madhavan Mukund
Practice Questions
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What is the primary purpose of Insertion Sort?
💡 Hint: Think about how you would arrange a stack of papers.
List one situation where Insertion Sort is most efficient.
💡 Hint: Recall the examples discussed about sorted lists.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the worst-case time complexity for Insertion Sort?
💡 Hint: Recall the general characteristics of sorting algorithms.
Insertion Sort is efficient when the input list is:
💡 Hint: Think about how elements are moved in an already sorted list.
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Challenge Problems
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You have an array of ten random integers: [9, 3, 1, 5, 6, 8, 2, 4, 7, 0]. Implement the Insertion Sort algorithm to sort it.
💡 Hint: Iterate through the list and compare at each step as you implement the insert operation.
Discuss how Insertion Sort performance changes with larger datasets compared to smaller datasets. Provide your observations.
💡 Hint: Consider scenarios where you might prefer using different sorting algorithms when approaching larger datasets.
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