1.5.2 - Searching and Sorting
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Practice Questions
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What is linear search?
💡 Hint: Think about how you would look for a name in a phone book.
Explain how binary search works.
💡 Hint: Remember, it only works on sorted arrays.
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What is the best-case time complexity of binary search?
💡 Hint: Think of the scenario when the item is exactly in the middle of the array.
True or False: Selection sort is more efficient than merge sort for larger datasets.
💡 Hint: Consider the complexities as datasets grow larger.
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Given an unsorted array, implement and demonstrate the execution of quicksort. Discuss its time complexity and efficiency compared to other sorting methods.
💡 Hint: Focus on randomizing the pivot selection to improve performance on average.
Create a program that implements both binary search and linear search. Test both methods with different input sizes and analyze their performance.
💡 Hint: Utilize sorted and unsorted arrays for testing to highlight the differences.
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