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Unit1 - Analysis and Complexity of An Algorithm - KCS503

An algorithm is a finite sequence of instructions designed to solve a specific problem, and its efficiency is analyzed based on performance metrics. The performance is evaluated through Time Complexity, which measures execution time, and Space Complexity, which assesses memory usage. Time Complexity is deemed more important than Space Complexity in evaluating an algorithm's efficiency.

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Unit1 - Analysis and Complexity of An Algorithm - KCS503

An algorithm is a finite sequence of instructions designed to solve a specific problem, and its efficiency is analyzed based on performance metrics. The performance is evaluated through Time Complexity, which measures execution time, and Space Complexity, which assesses memory usage. Time Complexity is deemed more important than Space Complexity in evaluating an algorithm's efficiency.

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Analysis and Complexity of an Algorithm

As discussed an Algorithm is defined as “An algorithm is a step-by-step


finite sequence of instructions to solve a particular problem.”
The analysis of algorithm is performed to calculate the efficiency of an
algorithm.
The efficiency of an algorithm is measured on the basis of the
performance of the algorithm.
We can measure the performance of an algorithm by computing two
factors:
1. Amount of time required by an algorithm to execute
(Time Complexity).
2. Amount of space required by an algorithm (Space Complexity).

Time Complexity means CPU Time


Space Complexity means space allocated in main memory or RAM
So which is more important?
Time Complexity is more important than Space Complexity

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