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### Implementing the MERGE-SORT() Algorithm

The goal of this exercise is to implement a MERGE-SORT() algorithm that reads from a file named `inputHW02.txt`. This file contains a list of double numbers, with a maximum of 3,000,000 numbers. The program will sort these numbers and report the time taken for completion. The task will demonstrate the benefits of using iterative loops versus recursive calls and utilizing INSERTION-SORT() as a procedure within MERGE-SORT().

#### Program Requirements

Your program should perform the following actions:

1. **File Reading:**
   - Open the specified file and read all double numbers.
   - Assume that the file contains only numbers.

2. **Insertion Sort:**
   - Implement the `INSERTION-SORT()` function, which sorts an array of a maximum of 25 numbers.
   - This will be used as a sub-procedure to sort smaller sub-arrays efficiently.

3. **MERGE-SORT() Variants:**
   - Implement four versions of MERGE-SORT():
     - **MERGE-SORT-A():** Uses recursive calls without INSERTION-SORT() as a sub-procedure.
     - **MERGE-SORT-B():** Uses iterative loops (i.e., no recursion) without INSERTION-SORT().
     - **MERGE-SORT-C():** Uses recursive calls with INSERTION-SORT() as a sub-procedure.
     - **MERGE-SORT-D():** Uses iterative loops with INSERTION-SORT() as a sub-procedure.

4. **Testing Procedure:**
   - Create a procedure to randomly generate `N` numbers and write them to a file named `filename`, where `N` and `filename` are input parameters.

#### Experimentation and Reporting

- Test the MERGE-SORT() implementations with different input sizes: `N = 1M, 1.5M, 2M, 2.5M, and 3M`.
- For each input size `N`, execute step 4 to generate `N` numbers, write them to a file (e.g., `inputHW02.txt`), and then apply MERGE-SORT-A(), MERGE-SORT-B(), MERGE-SORT-C(), and MERGE-SORT-D().
- Record and report the time consumption for each variant in a graphical format for easy comparison.
Transcribed Image Text:### Implementing the MERGE-SORT() Algorithm The goal of this exercise is to implement a MERGE-SORT() algorithm that reads from a file named `inputHW02.txt`. This file contains a list of double numbers, with a maximum of 3,000,000 numbers. The program will sort these numbers and report the time taken for completion. The task will demonstrate the benefits of using iterative loops versus recursive calls and utilizing INSERTION-SORT() as a procedure within MERGE-SORT(). #### Program Requirements Your program should perform the following actions: 1. **File Reading:** - Open the specified file and read all double numbers. - Assume that the file contains only numbers. 2. **Insertion Sort:** - Implement the `INSERTION-SORT()` function, which sorts an array of a maximum of 25 numbers. - This will be used as a sub-procedure to sort smaller sub-arrays efficiently. 3. **MERGE-SORT() Variants:** - Implement four versions of MERGE-SORT(): - **MERGE-SORT-A():** Uses recursive calls without INSERTION-SORT() as a sub-procedure. - **MERGE-SORT-B():** Uses iterative loops (i.e., no recursion) without INSERTION-SORT(). - **MERGE-SORT-C():** Uses recursive calls with INSERTION-SORT() as a sub-procedure. - **MERGE-SORT-D():** Uses iterative loops with INSERTION-SORT() as a sub-procedure. 4. **Testing Procedure:** - Create a procedure to randomly generate `N` numbers and write them to a file named `filename`, where `N` and `filename` are input parameters. #### Experimentation and Reporting - Test the MERGE-SORT() implementations with different input sizes: `N = 1M, 1.5M, 2M, 2.5M, and 3M`. - For each input size `N`, execute step 4 to generate `N` numbers, write them to a file (e.g., `inputHW02.txt`), and then apply MERGE-SORT-A(), MERGE-SORT-B(), MERGE-SORT-C(), and MERGE-SORT-D(). - Record and report the time consumption for each variant in a graphical format for easy comparison.
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