MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

DATA STRUCTURES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Elements in an array are accessed ____
A
randomly
B
Sequentially
C
Exponentially
D
Logarithmically
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Elements in an array are accessed randomly. In Linked lists, elements are accessed sequentially.

Detailed explanation-2: -Elements of an array are accessed by specifying the index ( offset ) of the desired element within square [ ] brackets after the array name. Array subscripts must be of integer type.

Detailed explanation-3: -Expert-Verified Answer The given statement is False. Elements stored in an array can be accessed both sequentially and randomly. * An array is a contiguous collection of elements that can be accessed randomly by the means of their index value. * This is known as random access of the array elements using an index.

Detailed explanation-4: -An array elements are always stored in sequential memory locations. Hence, the correct answer is option (A)

Detailed explanation-5: -Random access (more precisely and more generally called direct access) is the ability to access an arbitrary element of a sequence in equal time or any datum from a population of addressable elements roughly as easily and efficiently as any other, no matter how many elements may be in the set.

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