Discrete Mathematics Questions and Answers – Algorithms – Types

This set of Discrete Mathematics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Algorithms – Types”.

1. An Algorithm is ___________
a) A procedure for solving a problem
b) A problem
c) A real life mathematical problem
d) None of the mentioned
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2. An algorithm in which we divide the problem into subproblem and then we combine the subsolutions to form solution to the original problem is known as _________
a) Brute Force
b) Divide and Conquer
c) GreedyAlgorithm
d) None of the mentioned
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3. An algorithm which uses the past results and uses them to find the new results is _________
a) Brute Force
b) Divide and Conquer
c) Dynamic programming algorithms
d) None of the mentioned
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4. A Complexity of algorithm depends upon _________
a) Time only
b) Space only
c) Both Time and Space
d) None of the mentioned
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5. An algorithm which tries all the possibilities unless results are satisfactory is and generally is time-consuming is _________
a) Brute Force
b) Divide and Conquer
c) Dynamic programming algorithms
d) None of the mentioned
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6. For a recursive algorithm _________
a) a base case is necessary and is solved without recursion.
b) a base case is not necessary
c) doesnot solve a base case directly
d) none of the mentioned
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7. Optimization of algorithm means _________
a) making that algorithm fast by time and compact by space
b) making that algorithm slow by time and large by space
c) making that algorithm fast by time and large by space
d) making that algorithm slow by time and compact by space
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8. For an algorithm which is the most important characteristic that makes it acceptable _________
a) Fast
b) Compact
c) Correctness and Precision
d) None of the mentioned
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9. An algorithm: can be represented through _________
a) flow charts
b) pseudo codes
c) instructions in common language
d) all of the mentioned
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10. There are two algorithms suppose A takes 1.41 milli seconds while B takes 0.9 milliseconds, which one of them is better considering all other things the same?
a) A is better than B
b) B is better than A
c) Both are equally good
d) None of the mentioned
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