Data structures

Presentation and objectives

Software are often a matter of data management. In addition to basic data types studied during the programming session 2 that allow to store one value only, more complex data structures will be manipulated in this session. Different strategies to store and manipulate data will be discussed, especially in terms of data management operations and computation cost.

Before the class

Technical requirements

To be able to start working on the activity, you should meet the following requirements:

• Please bring your own computer.
• Make sure to have a functional network connection.

During the class

Prior knowledge acquisition

To be able to start the practical activity efficiently, we will introduce some needed concepts at the beginning of the class. To save you some time, we will present you a few slides, that you can find hereafter:

• Slides of the session.

These slides only cover the main elements of the course, and many more details are given in the associated articles. Thus, you should study the following articles at home after the session:

• What is a data structure?.
• Built-in data types
• Linked lists
• Stacks.
• Queues.

You can verify your understanding of these articles here:

• Self-assessment quiz.

Practical activity

The class is dedicated to a practical activity. When ready, click on the link below to start:

• Practical activity.

After the class

Complete the current session

Before the next session, you should:

• Review the contents of the articles above.
• Complete the non-optional parts of the practical activity.

Prepare the next session

Also, you should:

• Check the “Before the class” section of the next session, and make sure you do everything required to prepare it.