Exercise 4

1. Write a function which implements linear search. It should take a list and an
element as a parameter, and return the position of the element in the list. If the
element is not in the list, the function should raise an exception. If the element is
in the list multiple times, the function should return the first position.

Exercise 5

1. Write a function which implements binary search. You may assume that the input
list will be sorted. Hint: this function is often written recursively.

Exercise 6

1. We can see from the comparison tables above that binary search is more
efficient than linear search. Why would we ever use linear search? Hint: what
property must a list have for us to be able to use a binary search on it?
2. Suppose that each of the following functions shows the average number of
operations required to perform some algorithm on a list of length N. Give the big
O notation for the time complexity of each algorithm:
1. 4N2 + 2N + 2
2. N + log N
3. N log N
4. 3

32 teams qualified for the 2014 World Cup. If the names of the teams were arranged in sorted
order (an array), how many items in the array would binary search have to examine to find the
location of a particular team in the array, in the worst case?

 (Choice A)
 A
At most, 32.

 (Choice B)

B
At most, 1.

 (Choice C)

C
At most, 6.ans

 (Choice D)

D
At most, 16.

In 2013, there were 193 member states in the United Nations. If the names of these states were sorted
alphabetically in an array, about how many names would binary search examine to locate a particular name
in the array, in the worst case?

Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:

(Choice A)

A
No more than 193.


(Choice B)

B
No more than 64.


(Choice C)

C
No more than 4.


(Choice D)

D
No more than 8.ans


(Choice E)

E
No more than 128.
Q-40: Suppose you have the following sorted list [3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18] and are using
the recursive binary search algorithm. Which group of numbers correctly shows the sequence of
comparisons used to find the key 8.
(A) 11, 5, 6, 8
(B) 12, 6, 11, 8 ans
(C) 3, 5, 6, 8
(D) 18, 12, 6, 8
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Q-41: Suppose you have the following sorted list [3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18] and are using
the recursive binary search algorithm. Which group of numbers correctly shows the sequence of
comparisons used to search for the key 16?
(A) 11, 14, 17
(B) 18, 17, 15
(C) 14, 17, 15
(D) 12, 17, 15 ans
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Q-50: Suppose you are doing a sequential search of the list [15, 18, 2, 19, 18, 0, 8, 14, 19, 14].
How many comparisons would you need to do in order to find the key 18?
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 4
(D) 2 ans
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Q-51: Suppose you are doing a sequential search of the ordered list [3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15,
17, 18]. How many comparisons would you need to do in order to find the key 13?
(A) 10
(B) 5
(C) 7ans
(D) 6
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