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As I know the search method depends on your(programmer's) logic. In sequential search it will be better to stop the search as soon as search value encounters or if search value is not in the array then it should stop at the end.

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Write an algorithm to search an element in linked list?

To search for an element in a linked list, you iterate the list, looking for the element, and either return the element or an indication that it was not found. for (ptr = first; ptr != null; ptr = ptr.next) if (ptr.value == searchvalue) break; This will either leave ptr with the address of the found element, or null, if not found.


What algorithm uses a loop to step through each element of an array starting with the first element searching for a value?

What you're describing is called a sequential search or linear search.


What is kirchhoff's loop theorem?

a closed path in a circuit in which no circuit element or node is encountered more than once.


How do you find out maximum element in parallel algorithm?

To find the maximum element in a parallel algorithm, you can utilize a parallel reduction approach. First, divide the array into smaller segments and assign each segment to a different processor. Each processor computes the maximum of its assigned segment, and then the results are combined in a tree-like structure, where pairs of maximums are compared until a single maximum value is obtained. This method significantly reduces the time complexity compared to a sequential search, achieving logarithmic depth relative to the number of processors.


What is a random access file in QBasic?

Random access simply means the ability to read and write anywhere in the file, as opposed to sequential access where data is simply appended to the end of the file and is accessed by traversing from the start of the file in sequential order. Random access is ideally suited to data arrays where every element in the file is exactly the same length, allowing constant-time traversal from one element to any other, in both directions. If the data is also sorted, random access also allows binary search to improve search efficiency.

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Write an algorithm to search an element in linked list?

To search for an element in a linked list, you iterate the list, looking for the element, and either return the element or an indication that it was not found. for (ptr = first; ptr != null; ptr = ptr.next) if (ptr.value == searchvalue) break; This will either leave ptr with the address of the found element, or null, if not found.


What is the name of a atomic number of 49 and a mass number of 115?

That element is Indium (In) and it's not a commonly encountered element in chemistry.


What algorithm uses a loop to step through each element of an array starting with the first element searching for a value?

What you're describing is called a sequential search or linear search.


What metallic element can be encountered fairly often in its pure form?

Copper is a metallic element that can be encountered fairly often in its pure form. It is often found in nature as native copper, and has been used by humans for thousands of years due to its malleability and conductivity.


What is the difference between a combinational and a sequential circuit?

In a combinational logic circuit, the output(s) depend only on the present values on the input, not on any previous values. In a sequential circuit, the output(s) also depend on the previous values. A sequential circuit must contain a memory element (at least one flip-flop) to hold the state of the circuit.


Is oxygen an element compound or mixture?

its an element. It is usually encountered as O2. There are other allotropic forms the best known is O3 ozone.


What is kirchhoff's loop theorem?

a closed path in a circuit in which no circuit element or node is encountered more than once.


Atom of same element that differs in numbers of neutrons compared to other atoms of the element?

Isotope


How do you find out maximum element in parallel algorithm?

To find the maximum element in a parallel algorithm, you can utilize a parallel reduction approach. First, divide the array into smaller segments and assign each segment to a different processor. Each processor computes the maximum of its assigned segment, and then the results are combined in a tree-like structure, where pairs of maximums are compared until a single maximum value is obtained. This method significantly reduces the time complexity compared to a sequential search, achieving logarithmic depth relative to the number of processors.


Atom of an element that differs in the number of nuetrons compared with other atoms of the same element?

Is called an Isotope.


What is the average number of comparisons in a sequential search?

If this is a homework related question, you really should consider trying to solve it yourself before looking at this answer. Otherwise, the value of the lesson, and the reinforcement provided by the assignment, will be lost to you. In a sequential search, where the elements are in a uniformly random distribution, the average number of comparisions to find a particular element is one half of the number of elements. Stated another way... In a sequential search, where the elements are in an arbitrary distribution, the average number of comparisions to find a random element is one half of the number of elements.


What is an Atom of an element that differs in number of neutrons compared with other atoms of same element?

This atom is called isotope.