Episode 7 — DSA with JavaScript / 7.13 — Queue

7.13 — Quick Revision: Queue

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Key concepts

OperationArray QueueLinked QueueCircular
EnqueueO(1)O(1)O(1)
DequeueO(n) shiftO(1)O(1)
PeekO(1)O(1)O(1)
SpaceDynamicO(n)Fixed

Self-check drill

SC-001

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-002

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-003

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-004

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-005

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-006

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-007

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-008

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-009

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-010

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-011

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-012

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-013

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-014

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-015

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-016

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-017

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-018

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-019

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-020

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-021

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-022

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-023

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-024

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-025

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-026

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-027

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-028

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-029

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-030

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-031

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-032

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-033

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-034

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-035

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-036

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-037

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-038

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-039

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-040

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-041

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-042

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-043

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-044

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-045

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-046

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-047

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-048

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-049

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-050

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-051

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-052

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-053

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-054

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-055

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-056

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-057

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-058

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-059

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-060

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-061

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-062

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-063

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-064

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-065

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-066

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-067

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-068

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-069

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-070

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-071

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-072

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-073

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-074

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-075

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-076

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-077

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-078

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-079

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-080

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-081

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-082

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-083

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-084

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-085

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-086

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-087

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-088

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-089

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-090

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-091

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-092

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-093

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-094

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-095

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-096

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-097

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-098

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-099

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-100

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-101

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-102

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-103

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-104

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-105

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-106

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-107

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-108

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-109

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-110

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-111

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-112

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-113

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-114

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-115

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-116

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-117

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-118

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-119

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-120

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-121

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-122

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-123

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-124

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-125

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-126

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-127

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-128

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-129

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-130

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-131

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-132

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-133

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-134

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-135

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-136

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-137

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-138

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-139

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-140

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-141

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-142

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-143

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-144

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-145

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-146

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-147

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-148

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-149

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-150

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-151

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-152

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-153

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-154

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-155

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-156

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-157

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-158

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-159

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-160

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-161

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-162

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-163

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-164

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-165

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-166

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-167

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-168

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-169

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-170

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-171

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-172

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-173

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-174

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-175

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-176

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-177

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-178

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-179

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-180

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-181

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-182

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-183

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-184

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-185

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-186

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-187

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-188

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-189

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-190

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order

SC-191

  • Q: Queue order?
  • A: FIFO — First In, First Out

SC-192

  • Q: Enqueue time?
  • A: O(1)

SC-193

  • Q: Dequeue (array)?
  • A: O(n) shift, O(1) linked list

SC-194

  • Q: Circular queue?
  • A: Modulo for wrapping front/rear

SC-195

  • Q: Queue vs Stack?
  • A: Queue: FIFO, Stack: LIFO

SC-196

  • Q: BFS uses?
  • A: Queue for level-by-level traversal

SC-197

  • Q: Priority queue?
  • A: Dequeue by priority, not order

SC-198

  • Q: Deque?
  • A: Double-ended queue, add/remove both ends

SC-199

  • Q: Queue with 2 stacks?
  • A: Push to stack1, pop from stack2

SC-200

  • Q: Sliding window max?
  • A: Deque maintaining decreasing order