Practice Time Complexity Of Selection Sort (16.5) - Selection Sort - Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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Time Complexity of Selection Sort

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Question 1 Easy

What is selection sort?

💡 Hint: Remember the mechanism of picking and placing elements.

Question 2 Easy

Describe the basic operation performed by selection sort.

💡 Hint: Think about how you would order items physically.

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Question 1

What is the main characteristic of selection sort?

It is the fastest sorting algorithm
It requires additional memory
It selects the minimum element for sorting

💡 Hint: Remember the strategy behind how it sorts.

Question 2

True or False: Selection sort has a time complexity of O(n log n).

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the number of comparisons made as n increases.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given an array of integers, implement selection sort in Python and count the number of swaps required to sort the array.

💡 Hint: Use nested loops to perform the sorting and keep track of swaps.

Challenge 2 Hard

How does the performance of selection sort change compared to bubble sort when applied to already sorted arrays?

💡 Hint: Analyze the comparisons made during the sorting process.

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