Why Can't a Binary Search Be Used on the List

question 39

Multiple Choice

Why can't a binary search be used on the list as it appears in the accompanying figure?

• A) Because the list is too big
• B) Because the list is not sorted
• C) Because it is a list of integers
• D) A binary search can be used on the list

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