Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures (4th Edition) (What's New in Computer Science)
Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures (4th Edition) (What's New in Computer Science)
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ISBN: 9780134787961
Author: Tony Gaddis, Godfrey Muganda
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16, Problem 10MC
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“Insertion sort” is the sorting algorithm in which the first two elements of the array are taken and place the third element relative to first two elements. Likewise, this process is continued for subsequent elements until the entire array is sorted.

Hence, the correct answer is option “C”.

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