Practice - Merge Sort, Analysis
Practice Questions
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What is the time complexity of the merge function?
💡 Hint: Think about how many elements are being compared in the merging process.
Define recursion in your own words.
💡 Hint: It often involves functions calling themselves.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary advantage of merge sort over insertion sort?
💡 Hint: Think about how time complexity affects performance.
True or False: Merge sort is not a stable sorting algorithm.
💡 Hint: Recall what it means for a sort to be stable.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a list of 1 million elements, analyze the impact of the overhead from recursive calls when using merge sort and compare it to iterative sorting methods.
💡 Hint: Consider how recursion might influence memory usage and function call speed.
Design a modified version of merge sort that uses less space while maintaining time complexity, and explain your approach.
💡 Hint: Think about how sorting could be managed without creating full copies of lists.
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