Sorting algorithm

Puts elements of a list into an order. The most frequently used orders are numerical order and lexicographical order, and either ascending or descending. Efficient sorting is important for optimizing the computational complexity of other algorithms (such as search and merge algorithms) that require input data to be in sorted lists. Sorting is also often useful for canonicalizing data and for producing human-readable output.
— Wikipedia

Sorting algorithms solve the following problem: Given an array of unsorted vales (list), how can we sort them so that they end up in order?

List of sorting algorithms (which I know):

• bubble sort algorithm
• selection sort
• insertion sort
• quicksort

References

• Visualising data structures and algorithms through animation
• Data Structure Visualization