
Understanding Big O Notation in Video Game Development

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Computers
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9th - 10th Grade
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Hard
Jennifer Brown
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary focus of this video in relation to Big O notation?
Collision detection in video games
Sorting algorithms
Memory management
Data structure optimization
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the time complexity when there is only one missile and one alien ship on the screen?
O(log n)
O(1)
O(n)
O(n^2)
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the time complexity change when multiple alien ships are introduced?
It becomes logarithmic
It becomes exponential
It becomes linear
It remains constant
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the time complexity when both multiple missiles and alien ships are present?
O(1)
O(n^2)
O(log n)
O(n)
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a major drawback of quadratic time complexity in collision detection?
It requires too much memory
It is not accurate
It is too simple to implement
It scales poorly with more objects
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What technique is introduced to reduce time complexity in collision detection?
Dynamic programming
Greedy algorithms
Spatial partitioning using quad trees
Binary search
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does spatial partitioning help in collision detection?
By simplifying the code
By increasing the number of objects to check
By dividing the screen into smaller areas
By using more memory
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