Class 12 Computer Science — Chapter 6: Searching
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What you'll learn
- ▸Concept of Searching
- ▸Linear Search Algorithm
- ▸Performance of Linear Search
- ▸Python Implementation of Linear Search
- ▸Binary Search Concept and Prerequisite
- ▸Binary Search Algorithm Logic
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- Chapter 6 Searching "Even though most people won't be directly involved with programming, everyone is affected by computers, so an educated person should have a good understanding of how computer hardware, software, and networks operate." — Brian Kernighan In this Chapter » Introduction » Linear Search » Binary Search » Search by Hashing 6.1 INTRODUCTION We store many things in our home and find them out later as and when required. Sometimes we remember the exact location of a required item. But, sometimes we do not remember the exact location and in that case we need to search for the required item. A computer also stores lots of data to be retrieved later as and when demanded by a user or …
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- What is the most crucial prerequisite for a list to be eligible for a binary search? Get Solution →
Did you know?
- 💡 The human brain performs billions of searches every second.
- 💡 The world's largest search engine processes billions of queries daily.
- 💡 Organizing items alphabetically makes finding them much faster.
- 💡 Many animals use echolocation to search for food in darkness.
- 💡 Early computers stored data on punch cards for information retrieval.
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