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Name: Keerthi km

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Data Structure Assignment 04

1. Explain the use of graph data structures in the World Wide Web?
Ans: Graph data structures are essential in representing and analyzing
the World Wide Web (WWW) due to its interconnected nature. Here's
how they're used:

1. **Page Linkage**: The WWW can be viewed as a graph where web


pages are represented as nodes and hyperlinks between pages are
represented as edges. This allows search engines to crawl and index
web pages efficiently.

2. **PageRank Algorithm**: Google's PageRank algorithm, one of the


foundational algorithms for web search, treats web pages as nodes in a
graph and computes the importance of a page based on the number
and quality of links pointing to it. This algorithm helps prioritize search
results.

3. **Social Network Analysis**: Social media platforms, a significant


part of the web, utilize graph structures to represent relationships
between users. Graph algorithms help identify communities,
influencers, and patterns of interaction.

4. **Recommendation Systems**: Websites like Amazon, Netflix, and


YouTube use graph-based recommendation systems to suggest
relevant products, movies, or videos based on the user's behavior and
preferences. User-item interactions are represented as a bipartite
graph, where users and items are nodes connected by edges denoting
interactions.

5. **Semantic Web**: Graph databases and RDF (Resource Description


Framework) are used to represent semantic relationships between web
resources. This enables machines to understand the meaning of data
and make more intelligent inferences.
In summary, graph data structures play a crucial role in organizing,
analyzing, and navigating the vast and interconnected web of
information on the World Wide Web.

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