Choosing a search algorithm
Now that we’ve covered the different types of search algorithms, we can look into which ones work better and in what situations. The binary search and interpolation search algorithms are better in performance compared to both ordered and unordered linear search functions. The linear search algorithm is slower because of the sequential probing of elements in the list to find the search term.
Linear search has a time complexity of O(n). The linear search algorithm does not perform well when the given list of data elements is large.
The binary search operation, on the other hand, slices the list in two anytime a search is attempted. On each iteration, we approach the search term much faster than in a linear strategy. The time complexity yields O(logn). The binary search algorithm performs well but the drawback of it is that it requires a sorted list of elements. So, if the given data elements are short and unsorted then it is better to use the...
