MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these are search algorithms?
A
Bubble
B
Merge
C
Linear
D
Binary
E
Caesar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Binary Search is a searching algorithm for finding an element’s position in a sorted array. In this approach, the element is always searched in the middle of a portion of an array. Binary search can be implemented only on a sorted list of items. If the elements are not sorted already, we need to sort them first.

Detailed explanation-2: -Binary search follows the divide and conquer approach in which the list is divided into two halves, and the item is compared with the middle element of the list. If the match is found then, the location of the middle element is returned.

Detailed explanation-3: -In computer science, binary search, also known as half-interval search, logarithmic search, or binary chop, is a search algorithm that finds the position of a target value within a sorted array. Binary search compares the target value to the middle element of the array.

Detailed explanation-4: -Binary search works on the divide and conquer approach, i.e. the list from which the search is to be done is divided into two halves, and then the searched element is compared with the middle element in the array. If the element is found, then the index of the middle element is returned.

Detailed explanation-5: -This type of searching algorithm is used to find the position of a specific value contained in a sorted array. The binary search algorithm works on the principle of divide and conquer and it is considered the best searching algorithm because it’s faster to run. Suppose the target element to be searched is 17 .

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