Practice Stability in Quick Sort - 17.1.2 | 17. Sorting: Concluding Remarks | Design & Analysis of Algorithms - Vol 1
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Question 1

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What does stability mean in sorting?

💡 Hint: Think about the order of items with the same key.

Question 2

Easy

Name one stable sorting algorithm.

💡 Hint: Consider algorithms that keep original order intact.

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Question 1

Which of the following is a feature of stable sorting algorithms?

  • They are always the fastest
  • They retain the relative order of equal elements
  • They require more memory

💡 Hint: Think about what stability means in sorting.

Question 2

True or False: Quick sort is exclusive to stable sorting.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how quick sort operates during sorting.

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Question 1

Imagine you are tasked with sorting a list of employees by salary and then by last name. Discuss the implications if you used a non-stable sort like quick sort.

💡 Hint: Consider how the order is managed in multi-key sorting scenarios.

Question 2

Critically analyze a scenario in a database where the choice of sorting algorithm impacts data retrieval accuracy.

💡 Hint: Think about how data is reported and the importance of maintaining the original data order.

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