Practice Priority Queues And Heaps (36.1) - Priority queues and heaps - Part A
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Priority queues and heaps

Practice - Priority queues and heaps

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define a priority queue.

💡 Hint: Think about how tasks are managed by priority.

Question 2 Easy

What is the main difference between a standard queue and a priority queue?

💡 Hint: Consider how task completion differs in both structures.

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Question 1

What is the primary function of a priority queue?

To process elements based on order of arrival
To prepare elements for execution based on priority
To store elements randomly

💡 Hint: Remember how tasks are prioritized in scheduling.

Question 2

True or False: A max-heap allows the smallest element to be at the root.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what a max-heap signifies.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a priority queue implementation that maintains both the max-heap property and the structural property when inserting elements.

💡 Hint: Consider how you adjust positions as elements are added.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a series of job priorities, construct a max-heap and illustrate the result after each insertion.

💡 Hint: Remember to visualize the heap structure during each step.

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