The concept in which an abstract data structure where each element has a priority, and elements are served according to that priority rather than arrival order is best known as which of these terms?
Difficulty: Medium
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This Medium Data Structures question asks: The concept in which an abstract data structure where each element has a priority, and elements are served according to that priority rather than arrival order is best known as which of these terms? The correct choice is B. Priority queue. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
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- A. Skip list
Why not A: “Skip list” does not fit this question. The answer is Priority queue.
- B. Priority queue ✓
- C. Adjacency list
Why not C: “Adjacency list” does not fit this question. The answer is Priority queue.
- D. Sparse matrix
Why not D: “Sparse matrix” does not fit this question. The answer is Priority queue.
Correct answer
B. Priority queue
Explanation
Priority queue (option B) is the accepted answer to “The concept in which an abstract data structure where each element has a priority, and elements are served according to that priority rather than arrival order is best known as which of these terms”. Option A (Skip list) does not fit this question. Option C (Adjacency list) does not fit this question. Option D (Sparse matrix) does not fit this question. For this Data Structures question, the accepted answer is Priority queue.
Source: Data Structures Official Reference Guide
Tags: computer science, data structures, algorithms, programming
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