What kind of linked list is best to answer questions like What is the item at position n?

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What kind of linked list is best to answer questions like "What is the item at position n?"

Singly linked list

Doubly linked list

Array implementation of linked list

Circular linked list

Correct Answer : Array implementation of linked list

Explanation : Arrays provide random access to elements by providing the index value within square brackets. In the linked list, we need to traverse through each element until we reach the nth position. Time taken to access an element represented in arrays is less than the singly, doubly and circular linked lists. Thus, array implementation is used to access the item at the position n.

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A three dimensional array in â€˜Câ€™ is declared as int A[x][y][z]. Consider that array elements are stored in row major order and indexing begins from 0. Here, the address of an item at the location A[p][q][r] can be computed as follows (where w is the word length of an integer):

&A[0][0][0] + w(x * y * p + z * q+ r)

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&A[0][0][0] + w(x * y * q + z * p + r)

Correct Answer : &A[0][0][0] + w(y * z * p + z*q + r)

Explanation : According to above question we have to find the address of A[p][q][r] To reach pth row we must have to cross 0 to p-1 row i.e. p rows and each rows contains y∗z elements Hence , = y∗z∗p Now to reach qth element in pth row we have to cross q rows and each row contains z(total columns) elements =z∗q to reach rth elements we have to cross r elements in (p+1)th row Total elements to cross =(y∗z∗p+z∗q+r) Now each element occupies m amount of space in memory Therefore total space occupied by these elements = m(y∗z∗p+z∗q+r) Hence , address of A[p][q][r]=base address+ Space Occupied by the Elements Before it. =&A[0][0][0]+m(y*z*p+z*q+r) Hence Option (C) is correct.

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