Sorting Techniques In Data Structure !

 

   

                      

Manually sorting lists can be difficult and time-consuming, especially if there are large lists to sort through. Sorting algorithms are written in coding languages and put the elements of a list or “array” in a certain order.
Sorting algorithms have two huge benefits: organizing the data faster so that it can be used and also reducing human errors. Business owners and managers are likely to use sorting algorithms every day without even knowing. If you’ve ever sorted customers by surname or age, it’s a sorting algorithm that enables you to do that.  

What Is Sorting Algorithm ?

 Sorting algorithms are a method of organizing data in a certain order and can be used to organize messy data to be easier to use. Therefore, developing a strong understanding of sorting algorithms and how they work is a crucial fundamental of computer science.

Why Are Sorting Algorithm Important?

Since sorting can often help reduce the algorithmic complexity of a problem , it finds significant uses in computer science.

These algorithms have direct applications in searching algorithms, database algorithms, divide and conquer methods, data structure algorithms, and many more.

It is easier and faster to find items in a sorted list than unsorted ones. An array can be sorted using sorting algorithms in a program to search for later or write out a report or file based on an ordered list.

Some Common Sorting Algorithms :

Bubble sort is a sorting algorithm that compares two adjacent elements and swaps them until they are not in the intended order.

Selection sort is a sorting algorithm that selects the smallest element from an unsorted list in each iteration and places that element at the beginning of the unsorted list.

Insertion sort is a simple sorting algorithm that works similar to the way you sort playing cards in your hands. The array is virtually split into a sorted and an unsorted part. Values from the unsorted part are picked and placed at the correct position in the sorted part.

Quick Sort is a Divide and Conquer algorithm. It picks an element as pivot and partitions the given array around the picked pivot.

Merge sort is a divide-and-conquer algorithm based on the idea of breaking down a list into several sub-lists until each sub list consists of a single element and merging those sub lists in a manner that results into a sorted list.

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Srushti Hamand