Multiple choice

Which of the following searches traverses sequentially to locate items?

  1. Binary search

  2. Logical search

  3. Search field

  4. Linear search

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Linear search traverses sequentially through a list to locate a specific item. It examines each element one by one from the beginning until the target is found or the list ends. This simple approach works on any list but is less efficient than binary search for large, sorted datasets.

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