Suppose the size of the file that we are trying to sort is 512 disk blocks and the available buffer space in main memory = 4 disk blocks. Calculate the following: The number of initial runs (nR)  The number of passes (nP)  students claims thats  nP=3.5

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Suppose the size of the file that we are trying to sort is 512 disk blocks and the available buffer space in main memory = 4 disk blocks. Calculate the following:

  • The number of initial runs (nR
  • The number of passes (nP) 

students claims thats 

  • nP=3.5
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