flexibility and efficiency when searching down the list to deter-
mine an entry point. If a list is simply used to concatenate buffers
or structures together, then the single link list is more than ad-
equate. If the ability to search up and down the list to reorder and
sort the list or find different insertion points, then the double
linked list is a better choice to consider.
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(address 250)
Extract link information
and break list
Create link
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FIFOs
FIFOs or first in, first out are a special form of buffer that
uses memory to ...
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