Introduction-Sorting

What is sorting?

Sorting is the process of placing elements from a collection in some kind of order. For example, a list of words could be sorted alphabetically or by length. Efficient sorting is important to optimize the use of other algorithms that require sorted lists to work correctly.

Importance of sorting

• To represent data in more readable format.

• Optimize data searching to high level.

The most common sorting algorithms are:

• Bubble Sort

• Insertion Sort

• Selection Sort

• Quick Sort

• Merge Sort

• Shell Sort