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INTRODUCTION TO DATA STRUCTURES

• In simple terms, data structure can be defined as a representation of data along with its associated
• operations. It is the way of organizing and storing data in a computer system so that it can be used efficiently. This organization can be in the form of a group of data elements stored under one name.
• Here, the data elements are referred as members of the data structure.
• Depending on the type of data structures, the members can be of different types and lengths. Some of the examples of data structures include arrays, linked lists, binary trees, stacks, etc.
• Algorithms are used to manipulate the data structures in a number of different ways, like sorting the data elements or
• searching a particular data item.
• The design and implementation of a typical data structure is associated with the definition of the
• operations that can be performed on the data structure. The specification of these data structure operations
• is done with the help of algorithms.