What does 'MVP' mean for a hackathon project?
AnswerMinimum viable product
An MVP is the smallest version that shows the idea works.
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The basics
What is a 'demo' at the end of a hackathon?
AnswerA short presentation showing what was built
Teams demo their project to judges and attendees.
Going deeper
What is the ICPC?
AnswerA major international collegiate programming contest
The International Collegiate Programming Contest is for university teams.
What does Big O notation describe?
AnswerHow an algorithm's cost grows with input size
Big O expresses time or space growth, like O(n log n).
What is the typical time complexity of binary search on a sorted array?
AnswerO(log n)
Binary search halves the search range each step.
Expert level
What does 'AC' mean on a competitive programming judge?
AnswerAccepted
AC means your solution passed all tests.
Which sorting algorithm has a worst-case time of O(n log n) and uses a heap?
AnswerHeapsort
Heapsort guarantees O(n log n); quicksort can degrade to O(n squared).
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