Question

Imagine you have a data set with 9,987 names. The data set is sorted alphabetically. You want to find out if the name "David Joyner" is in the data set. Using a linear search, what is the minimum number of names we might have to check?

Answer 1

Answer:

  1

Step-by-step explanation:

David Joyner might be the first name, so you may only have to check 1 name.