The document discusses various sorting algorithms. It describes insertion sort, selection sort, bubble sort, and merge sort. Insertion sort works by inserting each element into the sorted position in a subarray. Selection sort finds the smallest element and swaps it into the first position in each pass. Bubble sort compares and swaps adjacent elements to bubble large elements to the end. Merge sort divides the array into halves, recursively sorts them, and then merges the sorted halves.