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Data Structures and Algorithms in Java, 2nd Edition
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Data Structures and Algorithms in Java, 2nd Edition

by Robert Lafore
September 2017
Intermediate to advanced
800 pages
23h 19m
English
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12. Heaps

We saw in Chapter 4, “Stacks and Queues,” that a priority queue is a data structure that offers convenient access to the data item with the smallest (or largest) key.

Priority queues may be used for task scheduling in computers, where some programs and activities should be executed sooner than others and are therefore given a higher priority.

Another example is in weapons systems, say in a navy cruiser. Numerous threats—airplanes, missiles, submarines, and so on—are detected and must be prioritized. For example, a missile that’s a short distance from the cruiser is assigned a higher priority than an aircraft a long distance away so that countermeasures ...

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