Practice - Examples of Different Time Complexities
Practice Questions
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What is the time complexity of accessing an element by index in an array?
💡 Hint: Think about operations that do not depend on input size.
Name an algorithm that exhibits logarithmic time complexity.
💡 Hint: Which search algorithm divides the input in half each time?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the time complexity of an algorithm that directly accesses an array element?
💡 Hint: Consider how you would directly access an indexed position.
True or False: A binary search algorithm has a time complexity of O(n).
💡 Hint: Recall how many comparisons are needed to eliminate half of the dataset.
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Challenge Problems
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Describe the differences in performance between O(n log n) and O(n²) as n increases. Provide scenarios where one would be preferable over the other.
💡 Hint: Think about sorting algorithms' efficiencies.
If an algorithm operates in O(3^n), how does this compare to O(2^n) regarding runtime as n becomes large? Provide an explanation.
💡 Hint: Consider how exponential bases impact runtimes.
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