Q4 Flashcards
1
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Bubble sort
A
Used in programming TV remote to sort channels on the basis of longer viewing time. Uses 2 loops to complete its operation and is less efficient than insertion sort.
2
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Quick sort
A
Sports scores are organized by quick sort on the basis of win-loss ratio.
3
Q
Heap sort
A
Used in reading barcodes on plastic cards.
4
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Merge sort
A
Databases use an external merge sort to sort sets of data that are too large to be loaded entirely into memory.
