I Have an Algorithm That Runs in On²)time, Where N

question 20

Multiple Choice

I have an algorithm that runs in On²) time, where n is the size of the problem. What does "the size of the problem" mean?

• A) The size of the problem is the number of bytes the data occupies
• B) The size of the problem is the number of lines in the source code of the program.
• C) The size of a problem is the number of data items that the algorithm operates upon
• D) The size of the problem is the depth of nesting of loops in the program.

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