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Sorting Searching Interview Questions

The document outlines various sorting and searching algorithms, including types, advantages, and best use cases. Merge Sort and Quick Sort are highlighted as the best sorting algorithms for large datasets, while Binary Search is noted as the most efficient for sorted data. Additionally, it discusses the differences between stable and unstable sorting algorithms and provides insights on when to use specific searching methods like Jump Search and Exponential Search.

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Sorting Searching Interview Questions

The document outlines various sorting and searching algorithms, including types, advantages, and best use cases. Merge Sort and Quick Sort are highlighted as the best sorting algorithms for large datasets, while Binary Search is noted as the most efficient for sorted data. Additionally, it discusses the differences between stable and unstable sorting algorithms and provides insights on when to use specific searching methods like Jump Search and Exponential Search.

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Sorting & Searching Interview Questions

Sorting Algorithms

1. What are the different types of sorting algorithms?


Common sorting algorithms include Bubble Sort, Selection Sort, Insertion Sort, Merge Sort, Quick
Sort, Heap Sort, and Counting Sort.

2. Which sorting algorithm is the best in general cases?


Merge Sort and Quick Sort are generally the best for large datasets due to their O(n log n) average
time complexity.

3. When should you use Merge Sort over Quick Sort?


Merge Sort is stable and performs well on linked lists, while Quick Sort is faster on average but has
a worst-case O(n^2) complexity.

4. What is the best sorting algorithm for nearly sorted data?


Insertion Sort performs well on nearly sorted data with O(n) complexity in the best case.

5. What is the difference between Stable and Unstable sorting algorithms?


Stable sorting algorithms maintain the relative order of equal elements (e.g., Merge Sort), while
unstable ones do not (e.g., Quick Sort).

Searching Algorithms

6. What are the different types of searching algorithms?


Common searching algorithms include Linear Search, Binary Search, Jump Search, Interpolation
Search, and Exponential Search.

7. Which searching algorithm is the best for sorted data?


Binary Search is the most efficient for sorted data with a time complexity of O(log n).

8. What is the advantage of Binary Search over Linear Search?


Binary Search is much faster (O(log n)) compared to Linear Search (O(n)), but it requires sorted
data.
9. When should you use Jump Search?
Jump Search is useful for searching in a sorted array with large size, as it reduces the number of
comparisons compared to Linear Search.

10. Which searching algorithm works best for unbounded lists?


Exponential Search is best for unbounded lists because it finds the search range efficiently before
using Binary Search.

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