Practice - Need for Merging
Practice Questions
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What is the main purpose of the merge function in Merge Sort?
💡 Hint: Think about how sorting happens in stages.
Define what a pivot is in the context of sorting algorithms.
💡 Hint: What do we arrange elements around in Quicksort?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What key step is necessary in the Merge Sort algorithm?
💡 Hint: What connects the two halves back together?
True or False: In Quicksort, merging is required to combine sorted arrays.
💡 Hint: What does Quicksort do differently compared to Merge Sort?
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Challenge Problems
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Given an unsorted array, write a function that implements the partition step of Quicksort and demonstrate it with an example.
💡 Hint: Use two pointers to track and swap elements correctly.
Discuss the implications of using a poor pivot choice in Quicksort. What might happen to the overall sorting performance?
💡 Hint: Consider scenarios where the array is mostly sorted or has many duplicate elements.
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