A linear search does not need your data set to be ______.
Common Algorithms

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Mohammed Rahman
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When is a linear search a good algorithm to use?
If your data set is very large
If your data set is sorted in order
If your data set is small
If your data set is made up of irrational numbers
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When would you get a best case scenario for a linear search?
When your data set is small
When your data set is large
When your search item is near the beginning of the list
When the search item is in the middle of the list
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When would you get the best case scenario for a binary search?
When your list is small
When your list is unsorted
When your search item is in the beginning of the list
When your search item is exactly in the middle of the list
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these statements is true for binary search?
It looks at each data item in order sequentially
It is very good if your data set is very small
It requires your data set to be sorted
It only works if your data set is made out of 0s and 1s
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is a disadvantage of linear search?
It does not work on unsorted data sets
It is very inefficient on large data sets
It is very time consuming on small data sets
It requires twice as much memory as binary search
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the worst case scenario for a linear search?
When the data set is large and your search item is in the middle of the list
When the data set is small and the search item is at the beginning of the list
When the data set is made up of curved geometric shapes
-OWEN D
When the data set is large and the search item is at the end of the list
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