Chapter Overview
This chapter introduces the Queue data structure, which follows the First-In-First-Out (FIFO) principle. It covers the basic operations of a queue—enqueue (insertion) and dequeue (removal), implementation using Python lists, types of queues like circular and priority queues, and common use cases in computing and daily life.
Important Keywords
- Queue: A FIFO data structure used to store elements sequentially.
- Enqueue: Operation to insert an element at the rear of the queue.
- Dequeue: Operation to remove an element from the front of the queue.
- Front: The index where elements are removed.
- Rear: The index where new elements are added.
- Overflow: Queue is full and no more insertions are possible.
- Underflow: Queue is empty and removal is not possible.
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