12.1.2 - Insertion Process
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What does insertion sort do?
💡 Hint: Think about how cards are sorted.
What is the worst-case time complexity of insertion sort?
💡 Hint: Consider the scenario of sorting a completely reversed list.
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What is the main process of insertion sort?
💡 Hint: Remember how we sort cards.
True or False: Insertion sort is more effective on large, unsorted datasets than on nearly sorted data.
💡 Hint: Think about the efficiencies we discussed.
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Given an array of integers [5, 2, 9, 1, 5, 6], illustrate each step of the insertion sort process.
💡 Hint: Visualize the process as inserting numbers one by one into an already sorted list.
Analyze the effectiveness of using insertion sort on a dataset of 1,000 elements that is nearly sorted. What is the expected time complexity?
💡 Hint: Think about the efficiency of comparisons in nearly sorted arrays.
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