The document discusses four sorting algorithms: binary search, quicksort, merge sort, and their working principles. It provides: 1) Binary search works by repeatedly dividing a sorted list in half and evaluating the target value against the midpoint. 2) Quicksort uses a pivot element to partition an array into subarrays of smaller size, sorting them recursively. 3) Merge sort divides an array into halves, recursively sorts them, and then merges the sorted halves back together. 4) Examples are given of how each algorithm would sort sample arrays through their divide and conquer approaches.