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What is the advantage of radix sort over quick sort?(a) radix sort performs better than quick sort when we have log n bits for every digit(b) radix sort has lesser space complexity(c) radix sort is not a comparison based sorting technique(d) radix sort has better cache performance than quick sortThis question was posed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.This intriguing question comes from Sorting in section Sorting of Data Structures & Algorithms II |
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Answer» CORRECT option is (a) RADIX SORT performs better than QUICK sort when we have log n bits for every digit Easy explanation - Radix sort performs better than quick sort when we have log n bits for every digit. But radix sort TAKES more space as compared to quick sort. |
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