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Lecture -2 Study Notes

The document discusses various data structures and their applications in computer science, highlighting their importance for efficient data organization and manipulation. Key structures include arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, hashing, heaps, tries, and disjoint sets, each with specific use cases in fields like database management, computer graphics, and artificial intelligence. Understanding these structures is crucial for optimizing computational efficiency in diverse applications.

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The document discusses various data structures and their applications in computer science, highlighting their importance for efficient data organization and manipulation. Key structures include arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, hashing, heaps, tries, and disjoint sets, each with specific use cases in fields like database management, computer graphics, and artificial intelligence. Understanding these structures is crucial for optimizing computational efficiency in diverse applications.

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Topic: Application of Data Structures

Introduction

Data Structures are fundamental components in computer science that enable efficient data organization, retrieval, and
manipulation. The selection of a data structure is critical for optimizing computational efficiency in various applications.

1. Arrays

Applications:

 Database Management: Used to store and manipulate records in tabular format.


 Image Processing: Representation of pixels in a 2D matrix.
 Computer Graphics: Used for buffer storage in rendering processes.
 Scientific Computing: Handling large-scale numerical data efficiently.

2. Linked Lists

Applications:

 Dynamic Memory Allocation: Helps in managing memory efficiently by allowing dynamic allocation.
 Implementation of Stacks and Queues: Foundation for various data structures.
 Graph Representation: Used in adjacency list representation of graphs.
 Undo Functionality in Software: Maintains a history of operations.

3. Stacks

Applications:

 Expression Evaluation: Used in evaluating arithmetic expressions using postfix notation.


 Backtracking Algorithms: Used in maze solving, recursion, and parsing.
 Function Call Management: Maintains the execution history of function calls in recursion.
 Syntax Parsing: Used in compilers for parsing expressions.

4. Queues

Applications:

 Scheduling Algorithms: Used in CPU scheduling, task scheduling, and load balancing.
 Data Streaming: Handling real-time data in communication networks.
 Printers and Disk Scheduling: Managing print jobs and disk I/O requests.
 Breadth-First Search (BFS) Algorithm: Used in graph traversal and shortest path finding.

5. Trees

Applications:

 Database Indexing (B-Trees, B+ Trees): Efficiently stores and retrieves data.


 File Systems: Used in directory structures (e.g., NTFS, ext4).
 Expression Trees: Used in compilers for arithmetic expression evaluation.
 Artificial Intelligence: Decision trees for machine learning and AI applications.
6. Graphs

Applications:

 Social Networks: Representation of relationships between users.


 Navigation and Routing Algorithms: GPS, Google Maps, shortest path algorithms (Dijkstra’s, A*).
 Network Security: Analyzing vulnerabilities in network structures.
 Biological Network Analysis: Used in genomics and protein-protein interaction studies.

7. Hashing

Applications:

 Database Indexing: Hash tables are used for quick lookups.


 Cryptography: Hash functions are used for encryption and authentication.
 Load Balancing: Distributes network traffic efficiently.
 Caching Mechanisms: Used in web caching and memory management.

8. Heaps

Applications:

 Priority Queues: Used in job scheduling and shortest path algorithms.


 Heap Sort Algorithm: Efficient sorting technique.
 Memory Management: Used in garbage collection.
 Artificial Intelligence: Used in A* search for pathfinding.

9. Tries

Applications:

 Autocomplete and Spell Checking: Used in search engines and text prediction.
 IP Routing: Efficient storage and lookup of IP addresses.
 Dictionary and Prefix Matching: Fast retrieval of words and prefixes.

10. Disjoint Sets

Applications:

 Kruskal’s Algorithm: Used for minimum spanning tree problems.


 Network Connectivity: Detecting connected components in a network.
 Image Processing: Segmentation and connected-component labeling.

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