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What is the primary characteristic of a queue data structure?
What is the primary characteristic of a queue data structure?
- Elements are added and deleted from the same end.
- Elements are arranged in a specific order based on priority.
- Elements can be accessed from anywhere in the queue.
- Elements are added at one end and deleted from the other end. (correct)
What would happen if an element is added to a full queue?
What would happen if an element is added to a full queue?
- The queue will be reinitialized.
- The queue will be resized to accommodate more elements.
- An element will be removed from the front of the queue.
- A queue overflow exception will be generated. (correct)
What is the purpose of the 'rear' pointer in a queue?
What is the purpose of the 'rear' pointer in a queue?
- It points to the last element of the queue. (correct)
- It points to the first element of the queue.
- It points to the maximum size of the queue.
- It points to the middle element of the queue.
What is a solution to the problem of 'rear' pointing to the last array position after a number of insertion and deletion operations?
What is a solution to the problem of 'rear' pointing to the last array position after a number of insertion and deletion operations?
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What is an example of a real-life scenario where a queue is used?
What is an example of a real-life scenario where a queue is used?
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What is the condition for the queue to be full?
What is the condition for the queue to be full?
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What is the purpose of the next_index formula in the CircularQueue implementation?
What is the purpose of the next_index formula in the CircularQueue implementation?
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What happens when the enqueue operation is called on a full queue?
What happens when the enqueue operation is called on a full queue?
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What is the purpose of the front and rear indices in the CircularQueue implementation?
What is the purpose of the front and rear indices in the CircularQueue implementation?
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What does the dequeue operation return when the queue is empty?
What does the dequeue operation return when the queue is empty?
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