Practice Operations using Merge - 20.4 | 20. Mergesort, analysis | Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the time complexity of the merge function?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how many items we are processing.

Question 2

Easy

Describe the main purpose of merge sort.

πŸ’‘ Hint: What methodology does it use for sorting?

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Question 1

What is the time complexity of merge sort?

  • O(n)
  • O(n log n)
  • O(n^2)

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the logarithmic component in the method used.

Question 2

The merge operation can be used to find the intersection of two lists.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how merging processes duplicates.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Implement an iterative version of merge sort in Python. What are the key differences compared to the recursive version?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how to manage the sorting in chunks rather than recursively.

Question 2

Given two sorted lists [1, 3, 5, 7] and [2, 4, 6, 8], output the union, intersection, and list difference using the merge operation.

πŸ’‘ Hint: How do the numbers relate in each condition?

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