Practice Algorithm To Sort Using Merge Sort (13.3.1) - Merge Sort - Design & Analysis of Algorithms

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Question 1.
What is the time complexity of merge sort?
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Think about how the algorithm divides the problem.
Question 2.
What is the base case in a recursive function for merge sort?
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Consider the smallest size of an array that needs no sorting.
3Question 3.
What does merge sort divide an array into?
- Sorted arrays
- Single elements
- Two halves
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Think about the first step in the algorithm.
4Question 4.
True or False: Merge sort is faster than insertion sort because it has better time complexity.
- True
- False
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Compare their efficiency at handling large arrays.
Question 5.
Given an unsorted array, describe how merge sort would process it step by step.
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Think in terms of how the array is broken down until you reach single elements.
Question 6.
Implement merge sort in your favorite programming language. Analyze its performance on a large dataset.
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Focus on demonstrating the efficiency gains provided by merge sort.

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