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What are Data Structures
- A data structure is a specialized format for organizing, processing, retrieving and storing data.
- Well-designed data structures enable efficient data access and modification, enhancing performance for various algorithms and applications.
- They are fundamental to computer science and software engineering, allowing developers to manage and manipulate large amounts of data effectively.
Different Types of Data Structures
Data Structures can be broadly classified into two categories.
Linear Data Structures
- Arrays
- LinkedList
- Stack
- Queues
Non-Linear Data Structures
- Tress (Binary Trees, Binary Search Trees, AVL Trees etc)
- Heaps
- Graphs
- Tries
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by vinaykumar0339