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use of an inefficient sort algorithm
subject			fact

use of an inefficient sort algorithm	has example using a 'bubble sort' instead of a more efficient approach to sorting
	has testing strategy increase the number of items being sorted and observe how execution time is effected a good algorithm should take slightly more than double the first time - a bad algorithm will increase with the square of the number of items
	is a subtopic of 10.3 - Defects in Ordinary Algorithms
	is a kind of use of an inappropriate standard algorithm
problem	has solution which will normally entail developing software, although you may decide that it is better to purchase software or to develop a non-software solution
	should be written as a simple problem statement in one or two sentences