Introduction to Data Structures Flashcards
are fundamental concepts in computer science and
programming. They are essential for _______ ________ efficiently.
Data structures
organizing and storing data
the quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are performed by a computer, being stored and transmitted in the form of electrical signals and recorded on magnetic, optical, or mechanical recording media.
data
What are Data Structures?
Organization of Data, Collection of Data, Implementation in Programming
________ are methods of
organizing and storing data to perform
operations efficiently.
Organization of Data
Data structures
__________
They provide a way to ___________ a collection of data
effectively
Collection of Data
manage and
manipulate
___________
__________ form the basis for the design and implementation of algorithms.
Data structures
Importance of Data Structures in
Programming
Optimized Performance, Resource Management, Insertion and Deletion Operations
_______________
Well-designed data structures can lead to
more________ algorithms and faster
processing of data
Optimized Performance
efficient
_____________
They help in the __________ of
memory and other resources to improve
performance.
Resource Management
effective utilization
_______________
__________ the time and resources required for adding new data (_________) or removing existing
data (_________)
Insertion and Deletion Operations
Minimizes
insertion
deletion
_____________
A data structure in which data elements are arranged
sequentially or linearly, where each element is attached to its previous and next adjacent elements.
Linear Data Structures
A data structure in which data elements where the
data elements don’t stay arranged linearly or
sequentially
Non-linear Data Structures
Types of Data Structure
Linear and Non Linear Data Structures
