MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

DATA STRUCTURES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The operation to arrange all elements in required order is called:
A
Search
B
Insertion
C
Sorting
D
Merging
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sorting is the process of ordering or arranging a given collection of elements in some particular order. We can sort a collection of numbers in ascending (increasing) or descending (decreasing) order.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, The arrangement of elements in the increasing order of their atomic number in the tabular format is known as the Periodic table.

Detailed explanation-3: -A standard order is often called ascending (corresponding to the fact that the standard order of numbers is ascending, i.e. A to Z, 0 to 9), the reverse order descending (Z to A, 9 to 0). For dates and times, ascending means that earlier values precede later ones e.g. 1/1/2000 will sort ahead of 1/1/2001.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sorting data means to arrange it in order either alphabetical or numerical. Sorting is the process of arranging data into meaningful order so that we can analyze it more effectively.

Detailed explanation-5: -The arrangement of data in a preferred order is called sorting in the data structure. By sorting data, it is easier to search through it quickly and easily. The simplest example of sorting is a dictionary.

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