Recursion
In what scenario would merge sort be preferred over quicksort when dealing with arrays?
For recursively searching for an item within an unbalanced binary tree where node distribution is skewed heavily on one side, what would be primarily affected compared to a balanced binary tree?
When implementing binary search recursively, what happens at each step if the target is not found?
What value do the search algorithms return when an item is not found?
What does it mean when a sorting algorithm is stable?
Which sorting algorithm typically uses recursion?
What is the space complexity of iterative mergesort on an array with 'n' distinct elements?
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In the recursive binary search algorithm, what is the base case when the item is not found?
What type of algorithm uses divide-and-conquer by dividing into two halves at each step?
Which of these scenarios would most likely result in a stack overflow error when using a recursive binary search on an array?