Practice - Selection Sort Strategy
Practice Questions
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What is the primary operational principle of selection sort?
💡 Hint: Think about what you would naturally do when organizing items.
Explain how you would start sorting five exam papers with selection sort.
💡 Hint: Start with the scores and think about what to do first.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the time complexity of selection sort?
💡 Hint: Remember how the number of comparisons increases as the list size grows.
True or False: Selection sort can sort a list in place.
💡 Hint: Consider what 'in place' sorting means.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a list of integers. Implement a modified version of selection sort that counts the number of swaps made.
💡 Hint: Be careful to only count swaps when a change occurs.
Why might a variation of selection sort that looks for the largest number each time be beneficial?
💡 Hint: Think about when you might prefer descending order for data analysis or output.
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