### Basic Data Structures
1. **Arrays**
- How do you find the maximum/minimum element in an array?
- How can you find the duplicate elements in an array?
- What is the time complexity of searching an element in a sorted array?
2. **Linked Lists**
- Describe the differences between singly linked lists and doubly linked lists.
- How do you reverse a linked list?
- How would you detect a cycle in a linked list?
3. **Stacks**
- Explain how a stack works and its applications.
- How do you implement a stack using arrays or linked lists?
- How would you use a stack to evaluate a postfix expression?
4. **Queues**
- What is the difference between a queue and a priority queue?
- How do you implement a queue using two stacks?
- Describe a real-world application of queues.
5. **Hashing**
- What is a hash table, and how does it handle collisions?
- How would you implement a hash table in practice?
- Explain the concept of load factor and its impact on hash table performance.
6. **Trees**
- What are the different types of trees (e.g., binary trees, binary search trees,
AVL trees)?
- How do you perform in-order, pre-order, and post-order traversal of a binary
tree?
- How would you find the lowest common ancestor of two nodes in a binary
search tree?
7. **Heaps**
- What is a heap, and what are its types (min-heap, max-heap)?
- How do you implement a heap, and what are its applications?
- How would you perform heap sort?
8. **Graphs**
- Explain the different ways to represent a graph (adjacency matrix, adjacency
list).
- How do you perform depth-first search (DFS) and breadth-first search (BFS) on
a graph?
- What is Dijkstra's algorithm, and how is it used for finding the shortest path?
### Advanced Topics
1. **Trie**
- What is a trie, and how is it used for storing strings?
- Describe how you would use a trie for autocomplete functionality.
2. **Segment Tree**
- What is a segment tree, and when would you use it?
- How do you perform range queries and updates using a segment tree?
3. **Disjoint Set (Union-Find)**
- What is the Union-Find data structure, and how does it work?
- Describe the path compression and union by rank techniques.
### Problem-Solving Questions
1. **Array Manipulation**
- Given an array of integers, find the two numbers that add up to a specific
target.
2. **String Manipulation**
- Implement a function to check if two strings are anagrams of each other.
3. **Dynamic Programming**
- Solve a common dynamic programming problem, such as the 0/1 knapsack
problem or the longest common subsequence.
4. **Complexity Analysis**
- Analyze the time and space complexity of common data structure operations
and algorithms.
### Tips for Preparation
- **Understand the Basics**: Ensure you have a solid understanding of
fundamental data structures and their operations.
- **Practice Coding**: Work on coding problems related to data structures on
platforms like LeetCode, HackerRank, or CodeSignal.
- **Study Algorithms**: Learn about common algorithms and their applications
Good luck with your interview preparation!
