Searching Data

Linear Search is faster than Binary search

• TRUE
• FALSE
• It depends on the scenario

Where can Linear Search be performed?

• On letters
• On numbers
• Both
• None of these

Which values can Binary Search be performed on?

• Letters
• Numbers
• Ordered Numbers
• Ordered Letters

On average, which searching algorithm is more efficient?

• Binary Search
• Linear Search

How many linear searches will it take to find the value 7 in the list [1,4,8,7,10,28]?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

How many binary searches will it take to find the value 10 in the list [1,4,9,10,11]?

• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3

If the data is in order the best search to use would be a

• Binary Search
• Linear Search

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