Consider a group of ♬ balls where each ball is one of k colors. You can assume that there is an equal number of balls of each color. Each ball, aside from its color, has a written integer on it. The numbers are in no way associated with the color. a) Devise an algorithm that orders all the balls according to colors in a way that no ball comes before a ball of a lighter color. In other words, how do you order balls from lightest to darkest, however, inside one group (i. e., one color), balls can be ordered in any way with respect to the number written on the ball. Design an algorithm and analyze it. b) Now take the output from (a), and also order balls within the color. How much time is needed for this step?

Consider a group of ♬ balls where each ball is one of k colors. You can assume that there is an equal number of balls of each color. Each ball, aside from its color, has a written integer on it. The numbers are in no way associated with the color. a) Devise an algorithm that orders all the balls according to colors in a way that no ball comes before a ball of a lighter color. In other words, how do you order balls from lightest to darkest, however, inside one group (i. e., one color), balls can be ordered in any way with respect to the number written on the ball. Design an algorithm and analyze it. b) Now take the output from (a), and also order balls within the color. How much time is needed for this step?

Database System Concepts

7th Edition

ISBN:9780078022159

Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Publisher:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Chapter1: Introduction

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