Chapter 2 The Big Picture 1 Overview

Chapter 2 The Big Picture 1

Overview ● The big picture answers to several questions. What are data structures? What data structures do we study? What are Abstract Data Types? Why Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Java for data structures? How do I choose the right data structures? 2

2. 1 What Are Data Structures 3

2. 1 What Are Data Structures ● A data structure is an aggregation of data components that, together, constitute a meaningful whole. ● ● The components themselves may be data structures. Stops at some “atomic” unit. Atomic or primitive type A data type whose elements are single, non decomposable data items (can be broken into parts) Composite type A data type whose elements are composed of multiple data items (ex: take tow integers (simple elements) x, y to form a point (x, y) 4

2. 2 What Data Structures Do We Study? ● An array is an aggregation of entries that are arranged in contiguous fashion with the provision of a single-step random access to any entry. There are numerous other situations where more sophisticated data structures are required. Data structure categories: ● ● Linear Non-linear Category is based on how the data is conceptually organized or aggregated. 5

2. 2 What Data Structures Do We Study? ● Linear structures List, Queue and Stack are linear collections, each of them serves as a repository in which entries may be added or removed at will. ● Differ in how these entries may be accessed once they are added. 6

2. 2 What Data Structures Do We Study? ● List The List is a linear collection of entries in which entries may be added, removed, and searched for without restrictions. ● Two kinds of list: Ordered List Unordered List 7

2. 2 What Data Structures Do We Study? ● Queue Entries may only be removed in the order in which they are added. ● ● First in First out (FIFO) data structures No search for an entry in the Queue 8

2. 2 What Data Structures Do We Study? ● Stack Entries may only be removed in the reverse order in which they are added. ● ● Last In, First Out (LIFO) No search for an entry in the Stack. 9

2. 2 What Data Structures Do We Study? ● Trees: A tree is a nonlinear structure in which each node is capable of having many successor nodes, called children. Trees are useful for representing hierarchical relationships among data items. Root The top node of a tree structure; a node with no parent 10

Tree 11

2. 2 What Data Structures Do We Study? ● Binary Tree Binary tree A tree in which each node is capable of having two child nodes, a left child node and a right child node Leaf A tree node that has no children 12

A Binary Tree 13

2. 2 What Data Structures Do We Study? ● General Tree Models a hierarchy such as the organizational structure of a company, or a family tree. ● A non-linear arrangement of entries, it is a generalization of the binary tree structure, hence the name. 14

2. 2 What Data Structures Do We Study? ● ● Binary Search Tree A binary tree in which the key value in any node is greater than the key value in its left child any of its descendants (the nodes in the left subtree) and less than the key value in its right child any of its descendants (the nodes in the right subtree) 15

2. 2 What Data Structures Do We Study? ● AVL Tree Height-balanced, binary search tree. ● AVL Tree derives its importance from the fact that it speeds up this search process to a remarkable degree. 16

2. 2 What Data Structures Do We Study? ● Heap as a Priority Queue A priority queue is a specialization of the FIFO Queue. ● ● ● Entries are assigned priorities. The entry with the highest priority is the one to leave first. The heap is a special type of binary tree. 17

2. 2 What Data Structures Do We Study? ● Hash Table: Hash Functions: A function used to manipulate the key of an element in a list to identify its location in the list Hashing: The technique for ordering and accessing elements in a list in a relatively constant amount of time by manipulating the key to identify its location in the list Hash table: Term used to describe the data structure used to store and retrieve elements using hashing 18

Using a hash function to Determine the Location of the Element in an Array 19

2. 2 What Data Structures Do We Study? ● Graphs A general tree is a special kind of graph, since a hierarchy is a special system of relationships among entities. ● ● ● Graphs may be used to model systems of physical connections such as computer networks, airline routes, etc. , as well as abstract relationships such as course prerequisite structures. Standard graph algorithms answer certain questions we may ask of the system. Two kinds of graphs: Directed Graph—asymmetric relationship Undirected Graph—a symmetric relationship 20

Data Type ● A data type can be formally defined by describing: 1. the collection of elements that it can represent. 2. the operations that may be performed on those elements Simple data type examples: integers, real numbers, characters 21

Data abstraction The separation of a data type’s logical properties from its implementation. (it reduce complexity) ● Ex: Integers are physically represented in different ways on different computers. (a binarycoded decimal, a sign-and-magnitude binary, two's-complement binary notation) Although you may not be familiar with these terms, that hasn’t stopped you from using integers. 22

2. 3 What are Abstract Data Types? Abstract data type (ADT) A data type whose properties (domain and operations) are specified independently of any particular implementation A data structure is an abstract data type. ● i. e. The primitive data types built into a language integer, real, character and boolean. ● We do not at all worry about its internal representation. We know we can perform certain operations on integers that are guaranteed to work the way they are intended to. “+”, “-”, “*”, “/” language designers and compiler writers were responsible for designing the interface for these data types, as well as implementing them. 23

2. 3 What are Abstract Data Types? ● Exactly how these operations are implemented by the compiler in the machine code is of no concern. On a different machine, the behavior of an integer does not change, even though it's internal representations may change. As the programmers were concerned, the primitive data types were abstract entries. 24

2. 3 What are Abstract Data Types? ● A data structure consisting of several layers of abstraction. A Stack (of integers) may be built using a List (of integers), which in turn may be built using an array (of integers). ● ● Integer and array are language-defined types. Stack and List are user-defined. 25

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2. 3 What are Abstract Data Types? ● Since an ADT makes a clean separation between interface and implementation, the user only sees the interface and therefore does not need tamper with the implementation. The responsibility of maintaining the implementation is separated from the responsibility of maintaining th code that uses an ADT. This makes the code easier to maintain. ADTs may be used many times in various contexts. ● A List ADT may be used directly in application code, or may be used to build another ADT, such as the Stack. 27

2. 3 What are Abstract Data Types? ● Object-oriented programming is paradigm that addresses exactly these issues. 28

2. 4 Why OOP and Java for Data Structures? ● OOP paradigm views the program as a system of interacting objects. Objects in a program may model physical objects, or abstract entities. An object encapsulates state and behavior. ● ● For instance, the state of an integer, is its current value, it behavior is the set of arithmetic operations that may be applies to integers. A class is analogous to the ADT, an object is analogous to a variable of an ADT. The user of an object is called its client. 29

2. 4 Why OOP and Java for Data Structures? ● A stack may be built using a List ADT. ● A stack interface defines four operations: push pop get-Size is. Empty 30

2. 4 Why OOP and Java for Data Structures? ● The stack object contains a List object which implements its state, and the behavior of the Stack object is implemented in terms of the List object's behavior. 31

2. 4 Why OOP and Java for Data Structures? ● Reuse by inheritance. Data structures may be built by inheriting from other data structures; if data structure A inherits from data structure B, then every A object is is-A B object. ● AVL Tree can inherit from a Binary Search Tree, since every AVL Tree is is-A special, height balanced, binary search tree. Every binary search tree is not an AVL tree. 32

2. 4 Why OOP and Java for Data Structures? ● ● Inheriting means sharing the implementation code. A language that implements the OOP paradigm automatically ensures: Separation of interface from implementation by encapsulation Code reuse inheritance when permitted. 33

2. 5 How Do I choose the Right Data Structures? ● The interface of operations that is supported by a data structure is one factor to consider when choosing between several available data structures. The efficiency of the data structures: ● ● How much space does the data structure occupy? What are the running times of the operation in its interface? 34

2. 5 How Do I choose the Right Data Structures? ● Example Implementing a printer queue, requires a queue data structure. ● ● Maintains a collection of entries in no particular order. An unordered list would be the appropriate data structure in this case. It is not too difficult to fit the requirements of the application to the operations supported by a data structure. ● It is more difficult to choose from a set of candidate data structures that all meet the operational requirements. 35

2. 5 How Do I choose the Right Data Structures? ● Important, and sometimes contradictory factor to consider: The running time of each operation in the interface. ● ● ● A data structure with the best interface with the best fit may not necessarily be the best overall fit, if the running times of its operations are not up to the mark. When we have more than one data structure implementation whose interfaces satisfy our requirements, we may have to select one based on comparing the running times of the interface operations. Time is traded off for space, i. e. more space is consumed to increase speed, or a reduction in speed is traded for a reduction in the space consumption. 36

2. 5 How Do I choose the Right Data Structures? ● Time-space tradeoff We are looking to “buy” the best implementation of a stack. ● Stack. A. Does not provide a get. Size operation. ● ● i. e. there is not single operation that a client can use to get the number of entries in Stack. A. Stack. B. Provides a get. Size operation, implemented in the manner we discussed earlier, transferring entries back and forth between two stacks. Stack. C. Provides a get. Size operation, implemented as follows: a variable called size is maintained that is incremented every time an entry is pushed, and decremented every time an entry is popped. 37

2. 5 How Do I choose the Right Data Structures? ● Three situations: Need to maintain a large number stacks, with no need to find the number of entries. Need to maintain only one stack, with frequent need to find the number of entries. Need to maintain a large number of stacks. With infrequent need to find the number of entries. 38

2. 5 How Do I choose the Right Data Structures? ● Situation 1, Stack. A fits the bill. Tempting to pick Stack. C, simply because we may want to play conservative: what if we need get. Size in the future? 39

2. 5 How Do I choose the Right Data Structures? ● Situation 2, Stack. B or Stack C. Need to use get. Size in Stack. B is more time-consuming than that in Stack. C. We need only one stack, the additional size variable used by Stack. C is not an issue. Since we need to use get. Size frequently, it is better to with Stack. C. 40

2. 5 How Do I choose the Right Data Structures? ● Situation 3 presents a choice between Stack. B and Stack. C. If get. Size calls are infrequent, we may choose to go with Stack. B and suffer a loss in speed. The faster get. Size delivered by Stack. C is at the expense of an extra variable per stack, which may add up to considerable space consumption since we plan to maintain a number of stacks. 41

2. 5 How Do I choose the Right Data Structures? ● get. Size in Stack. B is more time-consuming that in Stack. C. How can we quantify the time taken in either case? For each data structure we study, we present the running time of each operation in its interface. 42