The average number of key comparisons done in a successful sequential search…

GATE · 1996 · CS · Question 2 subpartsTPSC Computer/IT Posts · 2025 · Senior Informatics Officer · Section D

The average number of key comparisons done in a successful sequential search in a list of length n is

  1. A.

    log n

  2. B.

    (n-1)/2

  3. C.

    n/2

  4. D.

    (n+1)/2

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