Sort Algorithms

Computer Science: OCR A Level, topic 8.1.4

Sort Algorithms

Sorting algorithms allow us to put data in a certain order.

Sort algorithms

Sort algorithms

  • A sort algorithm is a set of instructions to arrange a dataset into a particular order.
Efficient sorting

Efficient sorting

  • An efficient sort algorithm is one which can sort a dataset in a short time.
Examples of sorting algorithms

Examples of sorting algorithms

  • Bubble sort.
  • Insertion sort.
  • Merge sort.

Test yourself on Sort Algorithms

  • What is an efficient sort algorithm?

  • There are only three sorting algorithms. True or false?

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