If there are more items in a search pool, then it will typically require more comparisons to find an item. A. True B. False

The statement is A. True.

When dealing with a search pool, the number of items present directly influences the efficiency of search algorithms. In a larger search pool, more comparisons are necessary to locate a specific item, especially if no prior information is available about the item’s location.

For instance, in a linear search, which checks each item one by one, the time taken increases linearly with the number of items. Conversely, more efficient search methods, like binary search, rely on sorted data and reduce the number of comparisons needed; however, they are still subject to the factor of the initial size of the data set. Therefore, in general, more items result in a higher number of required comparisons, confirming that the statement is accurate.