Consider the problem we studied in Studio 5: searching a sorted array A[1::n] for the leftmost occurrence of a query value x. Recall that the binary search algorithm solves this problem and returns the index of the element in the array if it is present, or \not found" if it is not present. Binary search is one algorithm for this problem, but is it the fastest possible?

Sam is a data analyst at an advertising firm. he often uses a spreadsheet that contains media ratings details. he would like to filter the spreadsheet data based on different filter criteria. which operators can he use to specify the combination of filter criteria? sam can use the ( blank ) operators to specify a combination of filter criteria.

1. which of the following statements are true about routers and routing on the internet. choose two answers. a. protocols ensure that a single path between two computers is established before sending packets over it. b. routers are hierarchical and the "root" router is responsible for communicating to sub-routers the best paths for them to route internet traffic. c. a packet traveling between two computers on the internet may be rerouted many times along the way or even lost or "dropped". d. routers act independently and route packets as they see fit.

Worth 50 points answer them bc i am not sure if i am wrong