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A sorting technique that sequences a list by continuously dividing the list into two parts and moving the lower items to one side and the higher items to the other. It starts by picking one item in the entire list to serve as a pivot point. The pivot could be the first item or a randomly chosen one. All items that compare lower than the pivot are moved to the left of the pivot; all equal or higher items are moved to the right. It then picks a pivot for the left side and moves those items to left and right of the pivot and continues the pivot picking and dividing until there is only one item left in the group. It then proceeds to the right side and performs the same operation again

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Explain and illustrate insertion sort algorithm to short a list of n numburs?

Explain and illustrate insertion sort algorithm to short a list of n numburs


Who is best merge sort or insertion sort?

Merge sort is good for large data sets, while insertion sort is good for small data sets.


Why comparisons are less in merge sort than insertion sort?

the main reason is: Merge sort is non-adoptive while insertion sort is adoptive the main reason is: Merge sort is non-adoptive while insertion sort is adoptive


Using doublelinked list insertion sort in c language?

using doublelinked list insertion sort in c language


How do you sort a link list?

You copy the list, while using an insertion sort criteria.


Which algorithm is more efficient- insertion sort algorithm or merge sort algorithm?

On average merge sort is more efficient however insertion sort could potentially be faster. As a result it depends how close to reverse order the data is. If it is likely to be mostly sorted, insertion sort is faster, if not, merge sort is faster.


Who invented insertion sort?

There are no records of when insertion sort was invented because people have been sorting things using the insertion sort and selection sort algorithms since before records began; they are ancient algorithms. You cannot be credited for creating an algorithm that already exists. Shell sort, which is a refinement of insertion sort, was developed much later, in 1959 by Donald Shell. His algorithm can be credited because it takes advantage of a computer's processing abilities, whereas insertion sort and selection sort rely purely on a human's processing abilities.


What are the advantages of insertion sort?

It is less efficient on list containing more number of elements. As the number of elements increases the performance of the program would be slow. Insertion sort needs a large number of element shifts.


Suppose you are comparing implementations of insertion sort and merge sort on the same machine For inputs of size n insertion sort runs in 8n2 steps while merge sort runs in 64n lg n steps For which v?

we can give the delay function to the faster processing sort we can give the delay function to the faster processing sort


When would you use bubble sort?

Never. Bubble sort is often cited as an example of how not to write a sorting algorithm and is used purely as a programming exercise. It is never used in production code. Although reasonably efficient when sorting small lists, an insertion sort performs better on average. But for larger lists it has no practical uses. A merge sort is better for large lists, but if stability isn't an issue a quick sort is even better. Hybrid sorts typically use quick sort until a partition is small enough for an insertion sort to complete the job.


What is the main idea behind insertion sort?

The main idea of insertion sort is to consider each element at a time into an appropriate position relative to the sequence of previously ordered elements,such that the resulting sequence is also ordered.


Different types of sorting techniques in c language?

types of sorting in c language are: insertion sort selection sort bubble sort merge sort two way merge sort heap sort quick sort