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Analysis of Algorithm | Set 4 An online algorithm is one that can process it s input piece-by-piece in a serial

(Solving Recurrences) fashion, i.e., in the order that the input is fed to the algorithm, without having

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A s an example, consider the sor ting algorithms selection sort and inser tion sor t:
Time Complexity and Space
Complexity

The selection sor t algorithm sor t s an array by repeatedly finding the minimum
Proof that Independent Set in
element (considering ascending order) from unsor ted par t and putting it at the
Graph theory is NP Complete

Difference between Deterministic

beginning. which requires access to the entire input; it is thus an of fline

and Non-deterministic Algorithms

algorithm. On the other hand, inser tion sor t considers one input element per

iteration and produces a par tial solution without considering future element s.

Thus inser tion sor t is an online algorithm.

Advanced master theorem for
E X AMPLE OF ONLINE ALGORITHM (INSERTION SORT):
divide and conquer recurrences

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Because an online algorithm does not know the whole input, it might make Of Hanoi (Recursion)
decisions that later turn out not to be optimal,

Note that inser tion sor t produces the optimum result. Therefore, for many
Properties of Asymptotic Notations
problems, online algorithms cannot match the per formance of of fline

algorithms.

Example of Online Algorithms are :

1. Inser tion sor t

2. Perceptron

3. Reser voir sampling

4. Greedy algorithm

5. Adversar y model

6. Metrical task systems

7. Odds algorithm

Online Problems : There are many problems that of fer more than one online

algorithm as solution:

1. Canadian Traveller Problem

2. Linear Search Problem

3. K-ser ver problem

4. Job shop scheduling problem

5. List update problem

6. Bandit problem

7. Secretar y problem

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