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Data Structures Important Questions

The document outlines important questions related to data structures, organized into five units covering topics such as searching algorithms (Linear and Binary Search), sorting algorithms (Bubble, Selection, Insertion Sort), linked lists (Singly, Doubly, Circular), stacks and queues, and trees including Binary Search Trees and hashing techniques. Each unit includes explanations, examples, and comparisons of different data structures and algorithms, along with programming tasks. The content is aimed at providing a comprehensive understanding of fundamental data structures and their applications.

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Data Structures Important Questions

The document outlines important questions related to data structures, organized into five units covering topics such as searching algorithms (Linear and Binary Search), sorting algorithms (Bubble, Selection, Insertion Sort), linked lists (Singly, Doubly, Circular), stacks and queues, and trees including Binary Search Trees and hashing techniques. Each unit includes explanations, examples, and comparisons of different data structures and algorithms, along with programming tasks. The content is aimed at providing a comprehensive understanding of fundamental data structures and their applications.

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Data Structures Important Questions

Unit-1
1. What is Linear Search? Explain its working with an example and analyze its time complexity.
2. What is Binary Search? Explain how it works with an example and write a program to implement it.
3. Explain the Bubble Sort algorithm with an example and analyze its time complexity.
4. Describe the Selection Sort algorithm with an example and discuss its efficiency.
5. What is Insertion Sort? Explain its working with an example and compare its performance with other
sorting techniques.

Unit-2
1. What is a Singly Linked List? Explain its representation and basic operations (insertion, deletion,
traversal) with examples.
2. What are Doubly Linked Lists and Circular Linked Lists? Compare them with Singly Linked Lists.
3. Compare Arrays and Linked Lists in terms of memory usage, access time, and operations.
4. What are the real-time applications of Linked Lists? Explain with examples.
5. Write a program to implement a Singly Linked List with insert and delete operations.

Unit-3
1. What is a stack? Explain its properties and basic operations with examples.
2. How can a stack be implemented using arrays and linked lists? Compare both implementations.
3. How is a stack used in expression evaluation? Explain with an example of postfix expression
evaluation.
4. What is backtracking? How does a stack help in solving backtracking problems?
5. Write a program to reverse a list using a stack. Explain the logic behind it.

Unit-4
1. What is a Queue? Explain its properties and basic operations with examples.
2. How can a Queue be implemented using arrays and linked lists? Compare both implementations.
3. Explain the applications of Queues in Breadth-First Search (BFS) and Scheduling.
4. What is a Deque (Double-Ended Queue)? Explain its types and operations with examples.
5. Discuss real-world applications of Deques and how they differ from regular Queues.

Unit-5
1. What is a Tree? Explain its basic concepts and importance in data structures.
2. What is a Binary Search Tree (BST)? Explain insertion, deletion, and traversal operations with
examples.
3. What is Hashing? Explain the role of hash functions in data storage and retrieval.
4. What are the different collision resolution techniques in hashing? Compare chaining and open
addressing.
5. What are the applications of hashing? Explain its use in unique identifier generation and caching.

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