What is the difference between a binary search and a
sequential search?
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Answer / anil prajapati
in cobol Binay search is referred as search all , record
should be in sorted order but sequential search is termed
as search in sequential search not required that record
should be sorted order
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Answer / shailendra
binary search :
only = is valid, only one comparision os possible, search
all will be in syntex,input file will be sorted order with
the key on which basis we search.
seqential search :
many comparision is possible at the same time,
all the comparision > < = greater equal and other
comparision is possible
srted order is not req.
in syntex only search will mention
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Answer / sharath
Binary search
1)It is for search all.
2)access is faster.
3)sort order is either ascending or descending.
Sequential search
1)It is for linear search
2)access is slow
3)only ascending order
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