Thread: Quick sort VS Merge Sort

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    Quick sort VS Merge Sort

    what are the advantages and disadvantages of using quick sort over merge sort and vice versa??

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    Since no one is going to do your homework for you, I'll give you a nudge in the right direction. Think how each one sorts. In what situations would one be better(faster) than the other? In what situations would the other be better?

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    you may also want to consider the amount of space each one needs to sort.

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    >what are the advantages and disadvantages of using quick sort over merge sort and vice versa??
    What are the advantages of using Google instead of posting on a forum where you'll get (at best) a cold shoulder for asking for something that can easily be found?
    My best code is written with the delete key.

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    It's his first post for crying out loud
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    >It's his first post for crying out loud
    Cprogramming is a vast pool of helpful Q&A. But every once and a while it needs a shot of chlorine.
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    Date of post - 09-02-2004, 07:31 AM
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    Must have spammed his homework in many places, gotten an answer elsewhere, and forgot about this
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