Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures (3rd Edition)
Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures (3rd Edition)
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780134038179
Author: Tony Gaddis, Godfrey Muganda
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17.2, Problem 17.5CP

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Difference between sequential search and binary search:

Sequential searchBinary search
This is the process in which the algorithm compares each item in the array to find the specific item in an array.This is the process which uses divide and conquer strategy to find the specific element of an array

The searching process starts from beginning to end of the array.

The searching process starts from middle element of the array...

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