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The document provides a detailed comparison between stacks and queues, highlighting their access order, insertion and deletion methods, and use cases. It also describes various types of queues, including simple queues, circular queues, priority queues, and deques, along with their advantages and limitations. Each structure is analyzed in terms of efficiency, memory usage, and implementation methods.

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Updated_Stack_and_Queue_Comparison

The document provides a detailed comparison between stacks and queues, highlighting their access order, insertion and deletion methods, and use cases. It also describes various types of queues, including simple queues, circular queues, priority queues, and deques, along with their advantages and limitations. Each structure is analyzed in terms of efficiency, memory usage, and implementation methods.

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Data Structures Comparison

Stack vs Queue: Detailed Comparison


Comparison Criteria Stack Queue

Access Order LIFO (Last In First Out) FIFO (First In First Out)

Insertion (Push/Enqueue) At the top At the rear (or end)

Deletion (Pop/Dequeue) From the top From the front

Access Point(s) One end only (top) Two ends (front for
removal, rear for insertion)

Structure Type Linear Linear

Basic Operations Push, Pop, Peek/Top Enqueue, Dequeue, Front,


Rear

Use Cases Undo functionality, function Scheduling tasks, printer


calls, recursion queue, buffering

Implementation Array or Linked List Array or Linked List

Efficiency Fast access to last element Fast access to first and last
element (for
enqueue/dequeue)

Memory Usage Efficient for short-term Efficient for managing


history queues/tasks

Variants N/A Circular Queue, Priority


Queue, Deque
Queue Types Comparison
Type Description

Simple Queue First In First Out (FIFO)

Circular Queue Last connects to first (circular)

Priority Queue Elements served by priority

Deque Insertion/deletion at both ends


Detailed Explanation of Queue Types

1. Simple Queue (Linear Queue)


 **Description:** Basic type; elements are inserted at the rear and removed from the
front.
 **Order:** FIFO (First In First Out).
 **Limitation:** Does not reuse memory of removed elements, causing space wastage.
 **Use Case:** Traditional waiting lines like print queues or customer service lines.

2. Circular Queue
 **Description:** Similar to a simple queue but the end connects back to the beginning.
 **Advantage:** Solves memory wastage problem found in simple queues.
 **Operation:** Uses modular arithmetic to wrap around the rear and front indices.
 **Use Case:** Memory management, process scheduling in OS.

3. Priority Queue
 **Description:** Elements are served based on priority, not the order of insertion.
 **Operation:** Highest (or lowest) priority item is removed first.
 **Types:** Max Priority Queue (highest value first), Min Priority Queue (lowest value
first).
 **Use Case:** Process scheduling, pathfinding algorithms like A*, emergency systems.

4. Deque (Double Ended Queue)


 **Description:** Allows insertion and deletion from both front and rear ends.
 **Types:**
 - Input-restricted deque: Insert at one end, delete from both.
 - Output-restricted deque: Delete at one end, insert from both.
 **Use Case:** Browser history navigation (Back/Forward), real-time applications.

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