Question

Suppose you are discussing a program with your learning coach, and you want to know why anyone would ever use linear search in a program when it is so inefficient. Which of the following reasons might the learning coach give?(1 point)
Responses

Linear search is perfect if the data is sorted.
Linear search is perfect if the data is sorted.

Linear search is perfect if the data has a pivot point.
Linear search is perfect if the data has a pivot point.

Linear search is perfect if the data is not sorted.
Linear search is perfect if the data is not sorted.

Linear search is perfect if the data has a midpoint.

Answer 1

The most accurate reason your learning coach might give is:

**Linear search is perfect if the data is not sorted.**

Linear search operates by checking each element one by one, which makes it a suitable choice for unsorted data, where more efficient search algorithms like binary search cannot be used.