The Following Implementation of QuickSort

question 45

Multiple Choice

The following implementation of QuickSort
Static void doQuickSort(int array[ ],int start,int end) {
Int pivotPoint;
PivotPoint = partition(array,start,end) ;
DoQuickSort(array,pivot+1,end) ;
DoQuickSort(array,start,pivot-1) ;
}

• A) will correctly sort the array if the partition method is written correctly
• B) will give incorrect results because the two recursive calls are called in the wrong order
• C) will sort the array in descending rather than ascending order
• D) will be terminated by the system for making too many recursive calls

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