Which Sort Algorithm Starts with an Initial Sequence of Size

question 97

Multiple Choice

Which sort algorithm starts with an initial sequence of size 1, which is assumed to be sorted, and increases the size of the sorted sequence in the array in each iteration?

• A) insertion sort
• B) selection sort
• C) merge sort
• D) quicksort

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