Question

elsa and her friend olaf are co - owners of the worlds largest ice cream truck, offering their customers the choice of 256 different flavors of ice cream. the truck, which has been built from an 18 - wheeled tractor - trailer, houses the 256 tubs of ice cream in the refrigerated trailer. the side of the truck displays a large list of the 256 names of the different flavors, which the customers then name when they place their orders. business is booming and the duo needs to serve their customers quickly. however, in order to quickly find the right tub of ice cream out of such a large collection, elsa and olaf both agree that they need to use an efficient solution. elsa suggests that they organize the flavors alphabetically while olaf suggests that they organize the flavors in order from his favorite to his least favorite. which of the following solutions would allow these ice cream peddlers to find the customers chosen flavors the most efficiently? organize the tubs according to olafs preferences and use a binary search algorithm to find the customers requested flavor. organize the tubs alphabetically by flavor name and use a sequential search algorithm to find the customers requested flavor. organize the tubs alphabetically by flavor name and use a binary search algorithm to find the customers requested flavor. organize the tubs according to olafs preferences and use a sequential search algorithm to find the customers requested flavor.

Explanation:

Binary search is more efficient than sequential search for large - sized sorted lists. Organizing alphabetically provides a standard and predictable sorting order that customers can also understand and use to find flavors. Organizing by Olaf's preferences is not a standard way and may not be helpful for customers.

Answer:

Organize the tubs alphabetically by flavor name and use a binary search algorithm to find the customer's requested flavor.