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  1. HPSC Interview Preparation: Interview Preparation
  2. Python Language: Introduction to Python, Tokens, Variables, Data Types, I/O, Operators & Expressions, Control Flow & Looping, Collections & Strings, Functions & Modules, File Handling & Data Analysis, DSA using Python
  3. Data Structure & Algorithms: Introduction to DS, Array, Stack, Queue, Linked List, Tree, Graphs, Hashing, Algorithm Analysis, Sorting Algorithms, Minimum Spanning Trees, Time Complexity Analysis, Graph Theory, Shortest Path Algos
  4. Computer Networks: Introduction to CN, Data Communication, DLL: Access Control, DLL: Flow Control, Data Link Layer - Ethernet, Net Layer: IPv4 & Proto, Net Layer: IP Addressing, Transport Layer Services, TL: Congestion & UDP, Application Layer, Hardware basics, Network Security
  5. Computer System & Organisation: Basics of COA, Cache Memory Organization, Input Output Organisation, Pipelining, Instr Formats & Modes, Control Unit Design, Programming the Basic Computer
  6. Database Management System: Basics of DBMS, ER Diagram, Relational Model & Functional Dependencies, Keys & Integrity Constraints, Normalization (1NF - BCNF), Decomposition Properties & 4NF, SQL, File Organization & Indexing, Transaction Management, Concurrency Control
  7. Operating Systems: Introduction to OS, Process Management, CPU Scheduling, Process Synchronization, Deadlock, Threads & Process Creation, Memory Management, Virtual Memory, Disc Scheduling
  8. Digital Logic & Circuits: Digital Systems & Boolean Basics, Logic Gates & Hardware, Boolean Expression, Boolean Minimization, Combinational Circuit, Sequential Circuits, Number System, Number Representation
  9. Theory Of Computation: Introduction to TOC, Deterministic FA (DFA), Non-Deterministic FA, Regular Expressions, Grammar, Regular Language Properties, Pushdown Automata & CFG, Turing Machines, Moore & Mealy Machines
  10. Compiler Design: Intro to Compilers, Lexical Analysis, Grammar & CFG, Syntax Analysis: Top-Down, Syntax Analysis: Bottom-Up, Semantic Analysis & SDT, Intermediate Code Gen, Code Optimization, Run Time Environment
  11. Software Engineering: Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Software Requirements and Quality Assurance, Software Design, Estimation and Metrics, Software Testing, Software Maintenance and Configuration Management, Data Warehousing & Mining
  12. Introduction to Emerging Trends: Emerging Tech Trends, समुच्चय, संबंध, फलन और विविक्त गणित / Sets, Relations, Functions and Discrete Mathematics, व्यापार, विपणन एवं उपभोक्ता संरक्षण / Trade, Marketing and Consumer Protection, कंप्यूटर नेटवर्क / Computer Networks
  13. Digital Society & Cyber Law: Society, Law & Ethics, साइबर सुरक्षा / Cyber Safety and Security
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The video presents a computer science problem regarding the QuickSort algorithm, displayed on a slide with a 'SANCHIT JAIN SIR' banner. The slide asks for the recurrence relation and time complexity in the worst case. Four options are displayed. Option (A) is T(n) = T(n-2) + O(n) and O(n^2). Option (B) is T(n) = T(n-1) + O(n) and O(n^2). Option (C) is T(n) = 2T(n/2) + O(n) and O(nLogn). Option (D) is T(n) = T(n/10) + T(9n/10) + O(n) and O(nLogn). The instructor, Sanchit Jain, is visible in the corner. He discusses the options to find the correct worst-case scenario.

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    The instructor analyzes the question on the screen. He uses a blue pen to draw an arrow pointing specifically at option (B). He then draws a long, squiggly blue line underneath options (C) and (D), visually negating them. Finally, he circles option (B) to select it. The visual progression shows the elimination of balanced partition cases (C and D) in favor of the unbalanced case (B). This confirms that the worst-case recurrence involves reducing the problem size by only one element at each step, T(n-1), leading to O(n^2) complexity.

The lesson clarifies the mathematical distinction between best, average, and worst cases in sorting algorithms. By visually crossing out the logarithmic complexity options, the instructor emphasizes that the worst-case performance of QuickSort arises from consistently poor pivot choices, resulting in a linear recurrence relation and quadratic time complexity.

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