Practice - Base Case for Merging
Practice Questions
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What is merge sort primarily based on?
💡 Hint: Think about breaking problems into smaller pieces.
What do we call the situation when we stop breaking the list down?
💡 Hint: It involves lists of size one or zero.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the worst-case time complexity of merge sort?
💡 Hint: Recall the efficiency compared to simpler sorting algorithms.
True or False: Merge sort is an in-place sorting algorithm.
💡 Hint: Consider what 'in-place' means regarding storage.
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Challenge Problems
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You have to sort a list of 10 random numbers using merge sort. Write pseudocode to demonstrate each step including the divide and merge operations.
💡 Hint: Focus on both the divide and merge phases to keep track.
Evaluate the efficiency of merge sort compared to quicksort and the implications of their space complexities.
💡 Hint: Consider the scenarios where each algorithm excels or falters.
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