(3) [20 pts] Implement an external sort, which uses intermediate files to sort files bigger than

Name: (3) [20 pts] Implement an external sort, which uses intermediate files to sort files bigger than main memory. Why Mergesort is a better algorithm than heapsort or quicksort to base such an implementation on? Test your program both on files with small records and on files with large records.
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Description: (3) [20 pts] Implement an external sort, which uses intermediate files to sort files bigger than main memory. Why Mergesort is a better algorithm than heapsort or quicksort to base such an implementation on? Test your program both on files with small records and on files with large records.

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Ivan Kochetkov · Accepted Answer

First, we need to understand what an external sort is. An external sort is a term for a class of

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(3) [20 pts] Implement an external sort, which uses intermediate files to sort files bigger than main memory. Why Mergesort is a better algorithm than heapsort or quicksort to base such an implementation on? Test your program both on files with small records and on files with large records.

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