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Cocktail sort uses which of the following methods for sorting the input?(a) selection(b) partitioning(c) merging(d) exchangingI got this question at a job interview.My question is taken from Sorting topic in section Sorting of Data Structures & Algorithms II |
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Answer» CORRECT answer is (d) exchanging To explain: Cocktail sort USES a method of exchanging as it swaps the elements which are out of order. This SWAPPING is done in two phases i.e. FORWARD phase and BACKWARD phase. |
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