Solved question paper for DSA May-2023 (B-TECH 3rd)

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Data Structure and Algorithms May-2023

PTU • B-TECH • Information Technology • 3rd • May-2023

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  1. What is the time complexity of finding the minimum or maximum value in a binary heap?
    Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  2. How can you optimize the performance of binary search on a sorted array with repetitive elements?
    Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  3. What is time-space tradeoff in algorithm design?
    Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  4. What is the difference between in-place sorting algorithms and out-of-place sorting algorithms?
    Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  5. How does the choice of data structure affect the efficiency of an algorithm?
    Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  6. Differentiate between various Graph traversal algorithms.
    Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  7. How circular linked list is different from simple linked list and what is its advantage?
    Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  8. Write down the algorithm of linear search.
    Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  9. What is a minimum spanning tree?
    Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  10. What is the different type of notations for algorithm analysis?
    Very Short Answer 2 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  11. How can a graph be represented using an adjacency matrix? What is the time complexity of adding or removing edges using this representation?
    Long Answer 5 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  12. Which data structure can be used to implement a breadth-first search algorithm? Elaborate by giving an example.
    Long Answer 5 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  13. What is the difference between a stack and a deque (double-ended queue)? When would you use one over the other? Illustrate using deletion operation.
    Long Answer 5 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  14. How does the performance of bubble sort depend on the initial ordering of the input elements? How can this be used to optimize the algorithm for specific types of input?
    Long Answer 5 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  15. What is the maximum number of elements that can be stored in a stack of fixed size? How can a stack be used to reverse a string or a list? Write down steps for string "UNIVERSITY".
    Long Answer 5 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  16. How can a tree data structure be used to represent a hierarchical structure, such as a file system or an organization chart? What is the time complexity of finding the minimum or maximum value in a binary heap? How can this operation be performed efficiently?
    Long Answer 10 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  17. How can a graph data structure be used to represent a social network? How can Dijkstra's algorithm be used to find the shortest path between two vertices in a weighted graph? What is the time complexity of this algorithm?
    Long Answer 10 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH
  18. How does the time complexity of Merge sort compare to other sorting algorithms? Write down steps for Merge sort and Quick sort and explain using a sample array of numbers.
    Long Answer 10 Marks May-2023 • PTU B-TECH

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