Practice Introduction To Sorting (16.2) - Selection Sort - Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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Introduction to Sorting

Practice - Introduction to Sorting

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is Sorting?

💡 Hint: Think about how numbers are arranged.

Question 2 Easy

How does Selection Sort work?

💡 Hint: What do you do with your exam papers?

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Question 1

What is the main advantage of sorting data?

To arrange it in order
To make searching more efficient
To create duplicates

💡 Hint: Think about how you search for names in a phone book.

Question 2

True or False: The time complexity of Selection Sort is O(n).

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember how fast the time needed grows with data size.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Analyze the efficiency of Selection Sort compared to Merge Sort for a dataset of 10,000 items, detailing how time complexity affects performance.

💡 Hint: Think about how many comparisons each needs to make.

Challenge 2 Hard

Devise a practical scenario where using Selection Sort might be preferable despite its inefficiencies.

💡 Hint: Consider situations with limited data or specific resource constraints.

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