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Quiz: Merge Sort - The Big Idea (Divide and Merge)

OCR GCSE J277 Computer Science specification

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Welcome! Building on your knowledge of sorting algorithms, let's focus on Merge Sort and how it uses divide and merge steps to organise data.

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What is the first major step in Merge Sort?

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Which of the following steps are part of Merge Sort? (Select all that apply)

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Merge Sort uses a {{blank0}} and {{blank1}} approach.

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Match the items on the left with their correct pairs on the right

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Math EquationInteractive

If a list has 8 elements, how many sub-lists will it be divided into at the smallest level?

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Match the items on the left with their correct pairs on the right

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Match the items on the left with their correct pairs on the right

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Multiple ChoiceInteractive

What happens during the merge step of Merge Sort?

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Which are advantages of Merge Sort? (Select all that apply)

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