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What are Data structures using C?<\/h3>\n

Data structure is a storage that is used to store and organize data. It is a way of arranging data on a computer so that it can be accessed and updated efficiently.
\nDepending on your requirement and project, it is important to choose the right data structure for your project. For example, if you want to store data sequentially in the memory, then you can go for the Array data structure.<\/p>\n

Data Structures using C is an important part of Programming. Get a better understanding of problems by watching these video tutorials<\/a> created by expert mentors at Prepbytes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why are Data Structures important?<\/h3>\n

Data structure provides a way of organizing, managing, and storing data efficiently. With the help of data structure, the data items can be traversed easily. Data structure provides efficiency, reusability and abstraction. It plays an important role in enhancing the performance of a program because the main function of the program is to store and retrieve the user\u2019s data as fast as possible.
\nAs applications are becoming more complex and the amount of data is increasing day by day, which may cause problems with processing speed, searching data, handling multiple requests etc.<\/p>\n

Types of Data Structures<\/h3>\n

Basically, data structures are divided into two categories:<\/p>\n

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  • Linear data structure<\/li>\n
  • Non-linear data structure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Let’s learn about each type in detail.<\/p>\n

    In linear data structures, the elements are arranged in sequence one after the other. Since elements are arranged in particular order, they are easy to implement.
    \nHowever, when the complexity of the program increases, the linear data structures might not be the best choice because of operational complexities.
    \nPopular linear data structures using C are:<\/p>\n

    Array:<\/h3>\n

    Arrays are defined as the collection of similar types of data items stored at contiguous memory locations. It is one of the simplest data structures where each data element can be randomly accessed by using its index number.
    \nIn C programming, they are the derived data types that can store the primitive type of data such as int, char, double, float, etc. For example, if we want to store the marks of a student in 6 subjects, then we don’t need to define a different variable for the marks in different subjects. Instead, we can define an array that can store the marks in each subject at the contiguous memory locations.<\/p>\n

    Representation of an array<\/h3>\n

    We can represent an array in various ways in different programming languages. As an illustration, let’s see the declaration of array in C language –<\/p>\n

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    As per the above illustration, there are some of the following important points –<\/p>\n

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    • Index starts with 0.<\/li>\n
    • The array’s length is 10, which means we can store 10 elements.<\/li>\n
    • Each element in the array can be accessed via its index.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Implementation:<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t