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Linked lists are a fundamental data structure that allows for dynamic memory allocation and sequential access to elements. They consist of nodes containing data and pointers to other nodes, enabling efficient insertion and deletion. While they offer advantages like dynamic sizing and better memory utilization, they also have disadvantages such as sequential access and higher memory overhead.

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Linked Kist

Linked lists are a fundamental data structure that allows for dynamic memory allocation and sequential access to elements. They consist of nodes containing data and pointers to other nodes, enabling efficient insertion and deletion. While they offer advantages like dynamic sizing and better memory utilization, they also have disadvantages such as sequential access and higher memory overhead.

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Linked Lists: A Fundamental

Data Structure
Linked lists are a fundamental data structure in computer science, providing a
flexible and efficient way to manage collections of elements. In this presentation,
we'll dive into the key characteristics of linked lists, explore their implementation,
and uncover their advantages and use cases.

DD by Durga Durga
What is a Linked List?

1 Dynamic Memory 2 Sequential Access


Allocation
Elements in a linked list are
Linked lists use dynamic accessed sequentially, starting
memory allocation, allowing from the head and following
them to grow and shrink in size the chain of nodes.
as needed.
Key Characteristics of Linked
Lists
Node Structure Dynamic Size
Each node in a linked list contains Linked lists can grow or shrink in
a data element and a reference size during runtime, as new nodes
(or pointer) to the next node in can be easily inserted or
the sequence. removed.

Sequential Access
Accessing an element in a linked list requires traversing the list from the
head to the desired node.
Singly Linked List Implementation
Node Structure Head and Tail

Each node in a singly linked list contains a data element and a The list is accessed through the head pointer, and the last node in
pointer to the next node in the sequence. the list is the tail.
Operations on Singly Linked Lists

1 Insertion 2 Deletion
Adding a new node at the beginning, end, or middle of the Removing a node from the list, either by value or by position.
list.
Doubly Linked Lists
Node Structure Advantages

Each node in a doubly linked list contains a data element, a pointer Doubly linked lists allow for efficient traversal in both forward and
to the next node, and a pointer to the previous node. backward directions.
Advantages and Disadvantages
of Linked Lists
Advantages Disadvantages
Dynamic size, efficient insertion Sequential access, higher
and deletion, better memory memory overhead due to
utilization. pointers, more complex
implementation.
Use Cases of Linked Lists
Memory Management Routing and Networking
Linked lists are used in memory Linked lists are employed in
management for dynamic routing protocols and network
memory allocation and packet management.
deallocation.

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