Invitation to Computer Science 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1337561916
ISBN 13: 978-1-33756-191-4

Chapter 2 - 2.3 - Examples of Algorithmic Problem Solving - Practice Problems - Page 76: 6

Answer

Yes, it would still work correctly in one sense—it would find the largest numerical value in the list. However, if two numbers were equal, this change would cause the algorithm to find the last occurrence of that number rather than the first. So the value of the largest so far would not change but the value of location might be different.

Work Step by Step

Yes, it would still work correctly in one sense—it would find the largest numerical value in the list. However, if two numbers were equal, this change would cause the algorithm to find the last occurrence of that number rather than the first. So the value of the largest so far would not change but the value of location might be different.
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