Which outcome occurs when a depth-first search algorithm encounters a graph with cycles?

💡 Explanation

The algorithm may enter an infinite loop because the same nodes are revisited repeatedly due to the absence of a mechanism preventing re-traversal, therefore it does not halt, find the shortest path, or switch to breadth-first search, rather it gets stuck in cycles.

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