Practice Divide and Conquer Paradigm - 19.5 | 19. Mergesort - Part A | Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the first step in the Merge Sort algorithm?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how you would approach sorting a list manually.

Question 2

Easy

Explain what happens when one of the lists is empty during the merging process.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what it means for a list to be completely sorted.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does the Divide and Conquer approach involve?

  • Merging sorted lists
  • Dividing problems into smaller sub-problems
  • Sorting a single list

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what 'divide' means.

Question 2

True or False: Merge Sort has the same time complexity as Bubble Sort.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember the time complexities of these algorithms.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given the lists [10, 20, 30, 40] and [5, 15, 25, 35], manually merge them using the merging strategy of Merge Sort. Explain each step.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Track which elements you've chosen and what remains in each list.

Question 2

Create a Python function that implements the Merge Sort algorithm. Test it with an example array and explain your code.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Start by defining the merge function before recursively applying it.

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