Linear Search Algorithm

A Linear search algorithm requires data to be ordered.

• True
• False

A linear search algorithm is also known as a...

• Binary search algorithm
• Bubble sort algorithm
• Sequential search algorithm

What is an advantage of the Linear search algorithm?

• Performs well with small sized data sets
• Can be used on data sets with more than a million elements
• Is complicated to code

What is a disadvantage of the Linear search algorithm?

• It will only work on a sorted data set
• May be too slow to process large data sets

What will happen in a Linear search algorithm if no match is found?

• It continues to search in a never ending loop.
• "Item not found" is returned