Question

3 string author
4 num size = 5
5 string stocked_authorssize = \christie\, \davis\, \dexter\, \doyle\, \grimes\
6 num index
7 string matchfound
8 matchfound =
o\
9 index = 0
10 output \enter the last name of the desired author: \
11 input author
12 while index < size
13 if author = stocked_authorsindex then
14 matchfound = \yes\
15 output \good news: books by \, author, \are available.\
16 endif
17 index = index + 1
18 endwhile
19 if matchfound =
o\ then
20 output \sorry, but we dont stock books by \, author
21 endif
22 stop
a. line 9 of this program will initialize a flag variable.
b. this program will perform a binary search.
c. the loop that begins on line 12 will exit when the user’s desired author is found in the array.
d. this program will compare each element in stocked_authors with the variable author.

Explanation:

• Option a: Line 9[SSE Completed, Client Connection Error][SSE Completed, Client Connection Error][LLM SSE On Failure]

Answer:

• Option a: Line 9[SSE Completed, Client Connection Error][SSE Completed, Client Connection Error][LLM SSE On Failure]