Practice Limitations Of Merge Sort (14.1.7) - Merge Sort: Analysis - Design & Analysis of Algorithms

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Question 1.
What is the primary function of merge sort?
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Think about how it handles large datasets.
Question 2.
What is a limitation of merge sort?
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Consider how the elements are combined.
3Question 3.
What is the time complexity of merge sort?
- O(n^2)
- O(n log n)
- O(n)
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Think about how many times the input is halved.
4Question 4.
True or False: Merge sort requires additional memory.
- True
- False
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Consider how the merging process works.
Question 5.
Given an array with 1 billion integers, discuss how merge sort would perform and compare it with quicksort in terms of memory usage.
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Consider the balance between speed and memory efficiency.
Question 6.
Propose an algorithm to optimize the merging process in merge sort to reduce memory utilization.
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Think about how to sort without needing extra space.

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