Practice Formalizing Merge Sort Algorithm (13.1.5) - Merge Sort - Design & Analysis of Algorithms

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Question 1.
What is the main advantage of Merge Sort over other sorting algorithms?
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Think about time complexity.
Question 2.
What does the merging step in Merge Sort involve?
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How do you compare two lists?
3Question 3.
What is the time complexity of Merge Sort?
- O(n)
- O(n log n)
- O(n²)
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Think about how many times the input array is divided.
4Question 4.
True or False: Merge Sort is an in-place sorting algorithm.
- True
- False
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Consider whether extra space is needed.
Question 5.
Consider an array of integers: [34, 7, 23, 32, 5, 62]. Explain how Merge Sort would process this array step by step.
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Focus on the divide and then how merging happens.
Question 6.
Analyze the impact of Merge Sort on a large dataset (over a million entries) compared to Bubble Sort. What conclusions can you draw from their performances?
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Think about their time complexities.

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