Suppose That L Is a Sorted List of Length 1000

question 23

Multiple Choice

Suppose that L is a sorted list of length 1000. To determine whether an item is in L, the maximum number of comparisons executed by the binary search algorithm, as discussed in this book, is ____.

• A) 1
• B) 42
• C) 500
• D) None of these

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Definitions:

Assurance

A formal declaration intended to give confidence or guarantee of certain outcomes or conditions.

Promise

An assurance that one will or will not do something in the future.

Unilateral Contract

A unilateral contract is a type of agreement in which an offer can only be accepted through performance, meaning one party promises to do something in return for the act of the other party.

Bilateral Contract

A type of contract involving two parties where each side promises to perform an act in exchange for the other party's act.