Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures (4th Edition) (What's New in Computer Science)
Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures (4th Edition) (What's New in Computer Science)
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ISBN: 9780134787961
Author: Tony Gaddis, Godfrey Muganda
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Chapter 16.2, Problem 16.6CP
Program Plan Intro

Sequential search:

  • The sequential search algorithm is the process to find an item in an array.
  • It compares each value and searching starts at the beginning of the array.
  • In the searching process, the algorithm compares each item in an array and finds an item.

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