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o3 Linked Lists in Data Structures 🔗📚

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Linked Lists are a dynamic data structure essential for efficiently managing and manipulating collections of data. Understanding how they differ from arrays, their operations, and their applications is critical for building efficient software systems. This exam will test your knowledge of linked lists, including their structure, advantages, disadvantages, and practical implementation. 🔄💡

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1
What is the main advantage of a linked list over an array?
Faster access to elements
Dynamic size
Lower memory usage
Fixed size
2
Which of the following is a disadvantage of linked lists?
Easier traversal
Memory waste
Fixed size
More efficient than arrays
3
What does the 'next' pointer in a singly linked list represent?
The end of the list
The previous node
The element data
The next element in the list
4
How do you add a node to the beginning of a singly linked list?
Traverse the list to find the first node
Add the new node at the end
Replace the current head with the new node
Set the new node's next pointer to the current head
5
What is a linked list?
A static data structure for holding data
A structure that stores elements and uses index
A data structure that uses only arrays
A dynamic data structure using pointers to connect elements
6
What is the worst-case time complexity for accessing an element in a linked list?
O(1)
O(log n)
O(n)
O(n²)
7
Which operation is NOT supported by a linked list?
Clear
Insert at beginning
Position by Index
Delete by position
8
In which case does a linked list perform poorly?
When inserting nodes
When accessing at the last element
When read elements
When deleting nodes