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5 Y10 Computational Thinking: Binary vs Linear Search Algorithms

Quiz by Teran Subasinghe

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  • Q1
    Which algorithm divides the search interval in half with each comparison in order to find an element efficiently?
    Linear Search
    Exponential Search
    Sequential Search
    Binary Search
    30s
  • Q2
    Which search algorithm checks each element one by one to find the desired element in a list?
    Sequential Search
    Binary Search
    Jump Search
    Linear Search
    30s
  • Q3
    Which algorithm has a time complexity of O(log n) for searching an element in a sorted array?
    Interpolation Search
    Binary Search
    Linear Search
    Sequential Search
    30s
  • Q4
    Which search algorithm is also known as 'half-interval search' or 'logarithmic search'?
    Jump Search
    Sequential Search
    Linear Search
    Binary Search
    30s
  • Q5
    Which search algorithm has a worst-case time complexity of O(n) when searching for an element in a list of n elements?
    Linear Search
    Exponential Search
    Binary Search
    Jump Search
    30s
  • Q6
    Which algorithm is more suitable for searching in a sorted array - binary or linear search?
    Sequential Search
    Binary Search
    Linear Search
    Exponential Search
    30s
  • Q7
    Which search algorithm works better on large, sorted arrays due to its efficient divide-and-conquer approach?
    Linear Search
    Interpolation Search
    Sequential Search
    Binary Search
    30s
  • Q8
    Which search algorithm requires the array to be sorted before searching for an element?
    Linear Search
    Binary Search
    Jump Search
    Sequential Search
    30s
  • Q9
    Which search algorithm is more suitable for small arrays or unordered lists due to its simplicity and ease of implementation?
    Linear Search
    Sequential Search
    Interpolation Search
    Binary Search
    30s
  • Q10
    Which algorithm is more efficient for searching a sorted array?
    Breadth-first search
    Depth-first search
    Linear search
    Binary search
    30s
  • Q11
    If you have a very large sorted array, which algorithm would be more appropriate to use?
    Binary search
    Breadth-first search
    Linear search
    Depth-first search
    30s
  • Q12
    In which search algorithm does the search interval get divided in half at each step?
    Linear search
    Depth-first search
    Breadth-first search
    Binary search
    30s
  • Q13
    Which search algorithm compares the target value with the middle element of the array to determine in which subarray to search next?
    Binary search
    Linear search
    Depth-first search
    Breadth-first search
    30s
  • Q14
    Which search algorithm involves checking each element in the array one by one until the desired element is found?
    Breadth-first search
    Binary search
    Linear search
    Depth-first search
    30s

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