Practice Challenges With Quicksort (21.3) - Quicksort - Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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Challenges with Quicksort

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the main purpose of the Quicksort algorithm?

💡 Hint: Think about sorting and how we group elements.

Question 2 Easy

Define what a pivot is.

💡 Hint: What element influences the grouping?

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Question 1

What algorithm is Quicksort based on?

Merge sort
Insertion sort
Divide and conquer

💡 Hint: Consider the method it uses for sorting.

Question 2

True or False: Selecting the first element as a pivot is always the most efficient choice.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how it performs on different types of input.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Consider you have an array with all identical elements. Discuss how Quicksort would perform and what this means for its time efficiency.

💡 Hint: Think about how partitions will look with no variation.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze how changing the pivot selection method influences overall algorithm performance in various scenarios.

💡 Hint: Consider edge cases and how different pivot strategies mitigate issues.

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