Why are arrays or lists a critical data structure needed for searching and sorting data?

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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?

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