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Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a common reason why real-world performance might differ from theoretical time complexity analysis?

The choice of algorithm used
The programming language and compiler optimizations
Caching and data locality
The specific hardware being used

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the relationship between theoretical time complexity and real-world performance is FALSE?

An algorithm with better theoretical complexity will always outperform an algorithm with worse complexity in practice.
Hardware characteristics like CPU speed and cache size can influence the actual runtime of an algorithm.
Real-world data often exhibits patterns that can be exploited to improve performance beyond theoretical predictions.
Constant factors and lower-order terms ignored in Big O notation can significantly impact real-world performance.

Question 3

You have an algorithm with a time complexity of O(2^n). If you double the input size, how would you expect the execution time to be affected?

It increases by a factor of n.
It remains roughly the same.
It doubles.
It increases exponentially.

Question 4

What does it mean for an algorithm to have a time complexity of Θ(1)?

The runtime grows linearly with the input size.
The algorithm is guaranteed to be the fastest possible solution for the problem.
The algorithm's runtime is unpredictable and varies greatly with different inputs.
The runtime is constant and independent of the input size.

Question 5

Consider an algorithm with a best-case time complexity of O(1) and a worst-case time complexity of O(n). Which of the following statements is ALWAYS true?

The algorithm's performance is independent of the input data.
The algorithm's time complexity cannot be determined solely from the best- and worst-case scenarios.
The average-case time complexity is also O(n).
The algorithm will always have a time complexity of O(1) or O(n).

Question 6

You need to choose between two algorithms for your application. Algorithm A has a time complexity of O(n log n) but is known to be difficult to implement efficiently. Algorithm B has a time complexity of O(n^2) but is straightforward to implement and likely to have lower constant factors. Which of the following factors is LEAST important in deciding which algorithm to choose?

The programming language you are using.
The development time and resources available.
The acceptable performance limits of your application.
The size of the datasets your application will handle.

Question 7

What is the Big-O notation of an algorithm that iterates through an array of size 'n' twice in nested loops?

O(1)
O(n^2)
O(n)
O(log n)

Question 8

You have optimized an algorithm to improve its time complexity from O(n^2) to O(n log n). When you benchmark the optimized code on real-world data, you find that it's only slightly faster for small inputs and doesn't show significant improvement for larger datasets. What's the most likely explanation?

The O(n log n) algorithm has a large constant factor hidden by Big O notation.
The benchmarking process is flawed.
The input data is not random, and the optimized algorithm doesn't handle the specific data patterns well.
You made a mistake in your code optimization.

Question 9

Which of the following scenarios typically leads to an algorithm with linear time complexity, O(n)?

Finding the smallest element in a max-heap.
Calculating the Fibonacci sequence recursively.
Traversing a binary tree.
Performing a linear search on a sorted array.

Question 10

Why is understanding time complexity crucial when comparing the efficiency of algorithms?

It allows us to analyze how the algorithm's runtime changes relative to the input size.
It reveals the underlying hardware limitations that affect algorithm performance.
It provides a precise measurement of an algorithm's execution time in milliseconds.
It helps determine the exact amount of memory an algorithm will use.

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Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a common reason why real-world performance might differ from theoretical time complexity analysis?

The choice of algorithm used
The programming language and compiler optimizations
Caching and data locality
The specific hardware being used

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the relationship between theoretical time complexity and real-world performance is FALSE?

An algorithm with better theoretical complexity will always outperform an algorithm with worse complexity in practice.
Hardware characteristics like CPU speed and cache size can influence the actual runtime of an algorithm.
Real-world data often exhibits patterns that can be exploited to improve performance beyond theoretical predictions.
Constant factors and lower-order terms ignored in Big O notation can significantly impact real-world performance.

Question 3

You have an algorithm with a time complexity of O(2^n). If you double the input size, how would you expect the execution time to be affected?

It increases by a factor of n.
It remains roughly the same.
It doubles.
It increases exponentially.

Question 4

What does it mean for an algorithm to have a time complexity of Θ(1)?

The runtime grows linearly with the input size.
The algorithm is guaranteed to be the fastest possible solution for the problem.
The algorithm's runtime is unpredictable and varies greatly with different inputs.
The runtime is constant and independent of the input size.

Question 5

Consider an algorithm with a best-case time complexity of O(1) and a worst-case time complexity of O(n). Which of the following statements is ALWAYS true?

The algorithm's performance is independent of the input data.
The algorithm's time complexity cannot be determined solely from the best- and worst-case scenarios.
The average-case time complexity is also O(n).
The algorithm will always have a time complexity of O(1) or O(n).

Question 6

The programming language you are using.
The development time and resources available.
The acceptable performance limits of your application.
The size of the datasets your application will handle.

Question 7

What is the Big-O notation of an algorithm that iterates through an array of size 'n' twice in nested loops?

O(1)
O(n^2)
O(n)
O(log n)

Question 8

The O(n log n) algorithm has a large constant factor hidden by Big O notation.
The benchmarking process is flawed.
The input data is not random, and the optimized algorithm doesn't handle the specific data patterns well.
You made a mistake in your code optimization.

Question 9

Which of the following scenarios typically leads to an algorithm with linear time complexity, O(n)?

Finding the smallest element in a max-heap.
Calculating the Fibonacci sequence recursively.
Traversing a binary tree.
Performing a linear search on a sorted array.

Question 10

Why is understanding time complexity crucial when comparing the efficiency of algorithms?

It allows us to analyze how the algorithm's runtime changes relative to the input size.
It reveals the underlying hardware limitations that affect algorithm performance.
It provides a precise measurement of an algorithm's execution time in milliseconds.
It helps determine the exact amount of memory an algorithm will use.

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