Answer / vish

If you talk in COBOL, then yes we have type os searches -
sequential search and Binary search.

Syntax:
SEARCH - Sequential
SEARCH ALL - Binary

It is important to note that for the Binary search the
input file (or table) must be sorted order else the result
of the SEARCH ALL will be wrong.

Answer / shashank v. singh

1.) serial search
2.) binary search

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