Which Statement Is False

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which statement is false?

• A) Java does not guarantee which item will be found first when a binarySearch is performed on a List containing multiple elements equivalent to the search key.
• B) If the search key is found, method binarySearch returns the List index (position relative to 1) of the element containing the search key.
• C) The binary search algorithm is fast.
• D) Method binarySearch takes a List as the first argument.

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