13.2.1 - Description of Iterative Merge Process
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Explain the main steps involved in the merge process.
💡 Hint: Remember how you would compare two sorted lists.
What are the base conditions for recursion in merge sort?
💡 Hint: Think about when dividing an array is pointless.
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What is the best case time complexity of Merge Sort?
💡 Hint: Think about how often the merging takes place.
True or False: Merge Sort can sort linked lists as efficiently as arrays.
💡 Hint: Think of how we handle nodes in linked lists.
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Construct a detailed step-by-step merging process for the arrays [8, 19, 24] and [2, 10, 30].
💡 Hint: List out each comparison for clarity.
Explain why Merge Sort is preferred over simple sorting algorithms for large datasets.
💡 Hint: Consider the performance metrics we've discussed.
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