Practice Performance Observations (16.6.2) - Selection Sort - Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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Performance Observations

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Question 1 Easy

What does selection sort do?

💡 Hint: Think about how you would sort items by picking the smallest.

Question 2 Easy

What is the time complexity of selection sort?

💡 Hint: Consider the number of elements you are sorting.

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Question 1

What is the primary method used in selection sort?

Swapping the whole list
Selecting the smallest element
Sorting recursively

💡 Hint: Think about how we pick items when sorting.

Question 2

True or False: Selection sort is efficient for very large datasets.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall our discussion on dataset size limits in sorting.

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Challenge 1 Hard

You have an unsorted array: [67, 23, 41, 88, 12, 56]. Apply selection sort and document each swap.

💡 Hint: Keep track of the smallest element during each pass.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss an alternative sorting algorithm that outperforms selection sort for larger datasets and explain why.

💡 Hint: Consider the differences in algorithmic designs.

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