Question

Data that is sorted in ascending order is ordered ________.

A) from lowest to highest value
B) from highest to lowest value
C) always with a binary sort algorithm
D) always with a linear sort algorithm
E) None of these

Answer 1

Data sorted in ascending order is arranged from the lowest to the highest value, which is answer A. Sorting algorithms mentioned in choices C and D are methods of sorting, not orders of sorting.

Step-by-step explanation:

Data that is sorted in ascending order is ordered from lowest to highest value. This means that if you have a list of numbers, for example, starting with the smallest number and moving up to the largest would be considered an ascending order. Choices C and D are incorrect because the type of sort algorithm (binary or linear) does not define whether the data is in ascending or descending order; those terms only describe the method by which the sorting is accomplished. The correct answer is therefore A) from lowest to highest value.