Practical Example: Arrays and Linked Lists

Comparing Array and Linked List Operations

Problem Statement: You are designing a system to store a dynamically growing list of customer orders. Analyze the time complexity of inserting a new order at the beginning of an Array versus a Singly Linked List to determine the better choice.

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Practical Example: Stacks and Queues (ADTs)

Tracing Stack Operations (LIFO)

Problem Statement: Trace the state of a Stack (initially empty) after performing the following sequence of operations: push(5), push(10), pop(), push(15), peek(). Determine the final item printed and the final state of the stack.

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Practical Example: Non-Linear Structures and Hash Tables

Binary Search Tree vs. Hash Table Lookup

Problem Statement: Compare the process and time complexity of searching for a specific employee ID in a balanced Binary Search Tree (BST) versus a Hash Table.

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Practical Example: Array Operations and Search

Tracing a Linear Search Algorithm

Problem Statement: Given an array [10, 24, 35, 42, 59], trace the algorithm to find the target number 42 and return its index.

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Practical Example: Multi-Dimensional Arrays

Accessing Elements in a 2D Matrix

Problem Statement: A 3x3 matrix representing a grid is stored as an array of arrays. Determine the syntax to access the number 6.
matrix = [
    [1, 2, 3],
    [4, 5, 6],
    [7, 8, 9]
]

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