In the worst case, the number of comparisons needed to search a singly linked list of length n for a given element is (GATE CS 2002)

(A) log 2 n
(B) n/2
(C) log 2 n – 1
(D) n


Answer: (D)

Explanation: In the worst case, the element to be searched has to be compared with all elements of linked list.

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