This tutorial launches a short series introducing data structures and algorithms. In Part 1, you’ll learn what a data structure is and how data structures are classified.

When a program attempts to search a data structure for a particular item, it uses an algorithm. An algorithm is a process, defined in code, for carrying out a specific task. Searching a data ...

Learn how to search and sort linked lists in Java! Find out which algorithms are most used to sort linked lists and how each one stacks up for performance ...