Test: Standard Methods - Year 11 MCQ

The minimum value is found by initializing it to the first element and then iterating through the list, updating the minimum whenever a smaller value is found.

The 'Swap' variable indicates if any elements were swapped during a pass. If no swaps occur, the sorting is complete.

Linear search is used to find specific values in an unordered list, not to find the median value, which is more efficiently found in a sorted list.

If the initial value is not set to zero, the total will be more than expected, as it will include the initial non-zero value.

Linear search is used to locate elements in an unordered list by sequentially checking each element until the target value is found or all elements are checked. For example, it can be used to search for a specific student's name in a class list.

Bubble sort compares pairs of adjacent elements in a list and swaps them if they are in the wrong order, moving the largest unsorted element to its correct position after each pass. It is commonly used to sort data like arranging student marks from a test in ascending order.

Totalling involves calculating the sum of values as they are inputted or processed sequentially. For example, it can be used to add up the costs of items on a shopping receipt.