Practice Adding To A Heap (36.7) - Priority queues and heaps - Part A - Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
Students

Academic Programs

AI-powered learning for grades 8-12, aligned with major curricula

Engineering Courses
Professional

Professional Courses

Industry-relevant training in Business, Technology, and Design

Certifications
Games

Interactive Games

Fun games to boost memory, math, typing, and English skills

Adding to a heap

Practice - Adding to a heap

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions

Question 1 Easy

What is the primary property of a max heap?

💡 Hint: Think about how values are organized in a hierarchy.

Question 2 Easy

Where do you insert a new node in a heap?

💡 Hint: Consider how you would fill spaces in a tree.

4 more questions available

Interactive Quizzes

Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning

Question 1

What is the primary difference between a queue and a priority queue?

Items leave in the order they arrive
Items leave based on priority
Items leave randomly

💡 Hint: Think about how tasks are scheduled.

Question 2

True or False: In a max heap, the left child can be greater than the parent.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the hierarchy of values.

1 more question available

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with advanced challenges

Challenge 1 Hard

Create a max heap from the following values: 15, 10, 30, 20, 25. Ensure all steps maintain the heap property.

💡 Hint: Consider how to maintain the parent-child relationships while inserting.

Challenge 2 Hard

If you start with a max heap of numbers and then remove the maximum value, describe the steps to restore the max heap property.

💡 Hint: Remember how the hierarchy is adjusted after the largest value is taken out.

Get performance evaluation

Reference links

Supplementary resources to enhance your learning experience.