Practice - Recursion Depth and Performance
Practice Questions
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What does merge sort require extra space for?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens during the merging process.
What is a pivot in quicksort?
💡 Hint: Recall how elements are sorted relative to this chosen value.
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Interactive Quizzes
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Which sorting algorithm requires additional space for merging?
💡 Hint: Consider the steps in each sorting process.
True or False: Quicksort always has a time complexity of O(n log n).
💡 Hint: Think about the effect of pivot selection.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a quicksort algorithm that avoids worst-case performance by implementing a better pivot strategy.
💡 Hint: Think about how average values can help stabilize the partition balance.
Explain how recursion depth can be optimized in Python for large lists when using quicksort.
💡 Hint: Remember, Python has a default recursion limit which may not fit all sorting scenarios.
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