Importance of Linked List
Here are a few advantages of a linked list that is listed below, it will help you understand why it is necessary to know.
- Dynamic Data structure: The size of memory can be allocated or de-allocated at run time based on the operation insertion or deletion.
- Ease of Insertion/Deletion: The insertion and deletion of elements are simpler than arrays since no elements need to be shifted after insertion and deletion, Just the address needed to be updated.
- Efficient Memory Utilization: As we know Linked List is a dynamic data structure the size increases or decreases as per the requirement so this avoids the wastage of memory.
- Implementation: Various advanced data structures can be implemented using a linked list like a stack, queue, graph, hash maps, etc.
Introduction to Linked List – Data Structure and Algorithm Tutorials
Linked List is basically chains of nodes where each node contains information such as data and a pointer to the next node in the chain. It is a popular data structure with a wide range of real-world applications. In this article, we will provide a complete introduction of Linked List, which will help you tackle any problem based on Linked List.
Table of Content
- What is a Linked List?
- Basic Terminologies of Linked List
- Importance of Linked List
- Types of Linked List
- Singly Linked List
- Doubly Linked List
- Circular Linked List
- Implementation of Linked List
- Linked List vs. Array
- Advantages of Linked List
- Disadvantages of Linked List
- Applications of Linked List
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Linked list