3. Algorithms and Programming

Binary Search — Quiz

Test your understanding of binary search with 5 practice questions.

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Practice Questions

Question 1

What is the main idea behind binary search?

Question 2

Which condition must be true before binary search can be used correctly?

Question 3

If a sorted list has $16$ items, about how many items might binary search need to examine in the worst case?

Question 4

Why is binary search more efficient than linear search on a large sorted list?

Question 5

What is the first item binary search usually checks in a sorted list?