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Q1. What is the worst case complexity of selection sort?

a) O(nlogn)
b) O(logn)
c) O(n)
d) O(n2)

Answer: d) O(n2)

Problem Solving Through Programming In C Week 9 answers

Q2. What is the best case and worst case complexity of ordered linear search?

a) O(nlogn), O(logn)
b) O(logn), O(nlogn)
c) O(n), O(1)
d) O(1), O(n)

Answer: d) O(1), O(n)

Q3. Given an array arr = {12, 34, 47, 62, 85, 92, 95, 99, 105} and key = 34; what are the mid values (corresponding array elements) generated in the first and second iterations?

a) 85 and 12
b) 85 and 34
c) 62 and 34
d) 62 and 47

Answer: b) 85 and 34

Problem Solving Through Programming In C Week 9 answers

Q4. When the Binary search is best applied to an array?

a) For very large size array
b) When the array is sorted
c) When the array elements are mixed data type
d) When the array is unsorted

Answer: b) When the array is sorted

Q5. Consider the array A[] = {5, 4, 9, 1, 3} apply the insertion sort to sort the array. Consider the cost associated with each sort is 25 rupees, what is the total cost of the insertion sort for sorting the entire array?

a) 25
b) 50
c) 75
d) 100

Answer: c) 75

Problem Solving Through Programming In C Week 9 answers

Q6. Select the code snippet which performs unordered lienar search iteratively?

int unorderedLinearSearch(int arr[], int size, int data)
{
   int index;
   for(int i = 0; i < size; i++)
   {
       if(arr[i] == data)
       {
           index = i;
           break;
       }
   }
   return index;
}

Answer: a)

Problem Solving Through Programming In C Week 9 answers

Q7. What will be the output?

#include <stdio.h>
#define func1(a, b) a > b ? b : a
#define func2(a, b); { temp = a; a = b; b = temp; }
int main() {
     int a = 3, b = 5, temp;
     if(( 3 + func1(a, b) ) > b)
     func2(a, b);
     printf("%d %d", a, b);
     return 0;
}

a) 3 5
b) 3 0
c) 5 0
d) 5 3

Answer: d) 5 3

Problem Solving Through Programming In C Week 9 answers

Q8. Consider an array of elements arr[5] = {5, 4, 3, 2, 1}, what are the steps of insertions done while doing insertion sort in the array.

a)
4 5 3 2 1
3 4 5 2 1
2 3 4 5 1
1 2 3 4 5
b)
5 4 3 1 2
5 4 1 2 3
5 1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 5
c)
4 3 2 1 5
3 2 1 5 4
2 1 5 4 3
1 5 4 3 2
d)
4 5 3 2 1
2 3 4 5 1
3 4 5 2 1
1 2 3 4 5

Answer: a)

Problem Solving Through Programming In C Week 9 answers

Q9. What will be the output of the following C code?

#include <stdio.h>
#if A == 1
   #define B 0
#else
   #define B 1
#endif
int main()
{ 
   printf("%d", B);
   return 0;
}

a) 0
b) 1
c) 01
d) None of the above

Answer: b) 1

Q10. What will be the output?

#include<stdio.h>
#define a 10
int main()
{
   printf( "%d ", a);
   int a = 50;
   printf("%d ", a);
   return 0;
}

a) 10 10
b) 10 50
c) 50 50
d) Compilation error

Answer: d) Compilation error

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Problem Solving Through Programming In C Week 9 answers

Q1. What is the best case complexity of ordered linear search and worst case complexity of selection sort respectively?

a) O(1), O(n2)
b) O(logn), O(1)
c) O(n), O(logn)
d) O(n2), O(nlogn)

Answer: a) O(1), O(n2)

Problem Solving Through Programming In C Week 9 answers

Q2. Which of the following is/are correct?
I. Binary search is applied when elements are sorted.
II. Linear search can be applied when elements are in random order.
III. Binary search can be categorized into divide and conquer rule.

a) I & II
b) Only I
c) I and III
d) I, II & III

Answer: d) I, II & III

Q3. What is the recurrence relation for the linear search recursive algorithm?

a) T(n-2) + c
b) 2T(n-1) + c
c) T(n-1) + c
d) T(n+1) + c

Answer: c) T(n-1) + c

Q4. Given an array arr = {20, 45, 77, 89, 91, 94, 98, 100} and key=45; what are the mid values(corresponding array elements) generated in the first and second iterations?

a) 91 and 98
b) 89 and 45
c) 89 and 77
d) 91 and 94

Answer: b) 89 and 45

Q5. Consider an array of elements A[7] = {10, 4, 7, 23, 67, 12, 5}, what will be the resultant array A after third pass of insertion sort.

a) 67, 12, 10, 5, 4, 7, 23
b) 4, 7, 10, 23, 67, 12, 5
c) 4, 5, 7, 67, 10, 12, 23
d) 10, 7, 4, 67, 23, 12, 5

Answer: b) 4, 7, 10, 23, 67, 12, 5

Problem Solving Through Programming In C Week 9 answers

Q6. Select the code snippet which performs unordered linear search iteratively?

Answer: a)

Q7. Which of the following input will give worst case time complexity for selection sort to sort an array in ascending order?
I. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
II. 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
III. 8, 7, 5, 6, 3, 2, 1, 4

a) I
b) II
c) II and III
d) I, II and III

Answer: d) I, II and III

Problem Solving Through Programming In C Week 9 answers

Q8. Consider the array A[] = {5, 4, 9, 1, 3} apply the insertion sort to sort the array. Consider the cost associated with each sort is 25 rupees, what is the total cost of the insertion sort for sorting the entire array?

a) 25
b) 50
c) 75
d) 100

Answer: c) 75

Problem Solving Through Programming In C Week 9 answers

Q9. A sorting technique is called stable if:

a) It takes O(nlogn) time
b) It maintains the relative order of occurrence of non-distinct elements
c) It uses divide and conquer paradigm
d) It takes O(n) space

Answer: b) It maintains the relative order of occurrence of non-distinct elements

Q10. The average case occurs in the Linear Search Algorithm when

a) The item to be searched is in some where middle of the Array
b) The item to be searched is not in the array
c) The item to be searched is in the last of the array
d) The item to be searched is either in the last or not in the array

Answer: a) The item to be searched is in some where middle of the Array

Problem Solving Through Programming In C Week 9 answers

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Q1. What is the worst-case complexity of selection sort?

a) O(nlogn)
b) O(logn)
c) O(n)
d) O(n2)

Answer: d)

Problem Solving Through Programming In C Week 9 answers

Q2. What is the correct order of insertion sort (in ascending order) of the array arr[5]={8 3 5 9 4}?

a) {3 8 5 9 4}–> {3 5 8 9 4}–>(3 4 5 8 9}
b) {3 8 5 9 4}–> {3 5 8 9 4}–> {3 5 8 4 9}–> {3 5 4 8 9}–>{3 4 5 8 9}
c) {3 8 5 9 4}–>{3 4 8 5 9}–>{3 4 5 8 9}–>{3 4 5 8 9}–>{3 4 5 8 9}
d) {8 3 5 4 9}–>{8 3 4 5 9}–>{3 4 5 8 9}

Answer: a) {3 8 5 9 4}–> {3 5 8 9 4}–>(3 4 5 8 9}

Q3. When the Binary search is best applied to an array?

a) For very large size array
b) When the array is sorted
c) When the array elements are mixed data type
d) When the array is unsorted

Answer: b) When the array is sorted

Problem Solving Through Programming In C Week 9 answers

Q4. Select the code snippet which performs unordered linear search iteratively?

d) None of the above

Answer: a)

Q5. What is the best case and worst case complexity of ordered linear search?

a) O(nlogn), O(logn)
b) O(logn), O(nlogn)
c) O(n), O(1)
d) O(1), O(n)

Answer: d) O(1), O(n)

Problem Solving Through Programming In C Week 9 answers

Q6. Given an array arr = {45, 77, 89, 91, 94, 98, 100} and key = 100; what are the mid values (corresponding array elements) generated in the first and second iterations?

a) 91 and 98
b) 91 and 100
c) 89 and 94
d) 94 and 98

Answer: a) 91 and 98

Q7. Binary Search can be categorized into which of the following?

a) Brute Force technique
b) Divide and conquer
c) Greedy algorithm
d) Dynamic programming

Answer: b) Divide and conquer

Problem Solving Through Programming In C NPTEL Week 9 solutions

Q8. Consider the array A[]= {5,4,9,1,3} apply the insertion sort to sort the array . Consider the cost associated with each sort is 25 rupees, what is the total cost of the insertion sort when element 1 reaches the first position of the array?

a) 25
b) 50
c) 75
d) 100

Answer: b) 50

Problem Solving Through Programming In C NPTEL Week 9 solutions

Q9. Select the appropriate pseudo code that performs selection sort

Answer: a)

Q10. Find the output of the following C program

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
  int a;
  int arr[5] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
  arr[1] = ++arr[1];
  a = arr[1]++;
  arr[1] = arr[a++];
  printf("%d, %d", a, arr[1]);
  return 0;
}

a) 5, 4
b) 5, 5
c) 4, 4
d) 3, 4

Answer: c) 4, 4

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