Practice - Practical Limits of Selection Sort
Practice Questions
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What is the first step of the selection sort algorithm?
💡 Hint: Look for the minimum value.
What does O(n²) represent in selection sort?
💡 Hint: Think about how time complexity relates to input size.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does selection sort do in each iteration?
💡 Hint: Think about the primary action of the algorithm.
True or False: Selection sort can efficiently sort very large datasets.
💡 Hint: Recall the performance limits discussed in the section.
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Challenge Problems
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Write a Python implementation of selection sort and modify it to simultaneously count the number of swaps made during the sorting process.
💡 Hint: Pay attention to variable tracking for the number of swaps.
Analyze the impact of changing the implementation to store a sorted list versus sorting in place. Discuss the time and space complexity implications.
💡 Hint: Compare and contrast in-memory operations and additional storage use.
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