Listed below are topic(s) discuss throughout the week. Refer to the textbook, weekly materials, and/or the GMC library when researching the topics for this Discussion Forum.
Put your writing into your own words, do not copy directly from the source.
If you incorporate external resources (http://gmcga.libguides.com/periodicals) in your posts be sure to cite (https://gmcga.libguides.com/citationmanagement/APA7th) them properly.
Lastly, review how to paraphrase and quote resources before you begin posting (http://gmcga.libguides.com/c.php?g=458&p=996448).
Complete Chapter 8, Section 8.7 "Programming Activity 2: Searching and Sorting Arrays" from the textbook. Once you have completed it,answer the following questions:
1) Why is being able to search data important in industry?
2) Why is being able to sort data important in industry?
3) Why are arrays or lists a critical data structure needed for searching and sorting data?
4) Are there other data structures that we can use to search or sort data?
5) What advice or code can you provide to help other students with this activity?
Task 1: Create a new discussion topic on or before the due date in the Course Syllabus -> Course Schedule by clicking the ' REPLY HERE ' post below. In your reply, you will post your response to the main topic. Your response should be a minimum of 150 words. Going over the minimum word length requirement is acceptable; however