In the context of searching algorithms, what does the term 'adaptive' refer to?
Algorithms that can handle unsorted data.
Algorithms that adjust their strategy based on previous search results.
Algorithms with a constant time complexity.
Algorithms that use divide-and-conquer techniques.
You have a sorted array of 1000 elements. What is the maximum number of comparisons a binary search algorithm would need to find a target element or determine it's not present?
10
1000
100
500
Interpolation search is most likely to outperform binary search when:
The array is uniformly distributed.
The array is unsorted.
The target element is located near the middle of the array.
The array size is small.
What is the time complexity of searching for a target value in a sorted array using binary search?
O(n log n)
O(log n)
O(n)
O(1)
Which of the following is NOT a valid approach for array rotation?
Juggling Algorithm
Block Swap Algorithm
Merge Sort Algorithm
Reversal Algorithm
Which data structure is most suitable for implementing a sorted array with efficient insertion and deletion operations?
Linked List
Stack
Queue
Array
What data structure is commonly used to implement a sparse array efficiently?
Hash Table
Binary Tree
You are searching for a target value in a 2D matrix where each row and column is sorted in ascending order. Which search algorithm is the most efficient?
Binary Search on each row
Breadth First Search
Staircase Search
Linear Search
You are given a sorted array and a target value to insert. Which algorithm offers the best time complexity for inserting the target value while maintaining the sorted order?
Binary Search
Bubble Sort
Quick Sort
Which sorting algorithm would be most suitable for sorting a very large dataset that cannot fit entirely in RAM?
Heap Sort
Merge Sort