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Define Abstract Data Type

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Define Abstract Data Type

Meera only reaches for Define Abstract Data Type when folder on disk has to stay correct in a file explorer.

Define Abstract Data Type on the board — left < root < right. Then say what folder on disk looks like after.

Without Define Abstract Data Type, a file explorer gets messy and folder on disk is hard to trust.

Define Abstract Data Type shows up in a file explorer. Name folder on disk, not “a real-world scenario”.

Define Abstract Data Type miss — unbalanced BST becoming a list. Fix it before you talk about advanced DSA.

Place Define Abstract Data Type next to nearby DSA work — left < root < right is the link.

Close Define Abstract Data Type with: “If I skip it, folder on disk goes wrong like this: unbalanced BST becoming a list.”

Diagram
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    3   10
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  1   6
Exam tip

Board: folder on disk. Dry-run Define Abstract Data Type. Name the trap: unbalanced BST becoming a list.

Example

# Define Abstract Data Type
data = [4, 1, 3]
print("start", data)
if data[0] > data[1]:
    data[0], data[1] = data[1], data[0]
print("after one step", data)

Define Abstract Data Type: dry-run [4, 1, 3]. Say the list after one step.

Short notes

  • DefDefine Abstract Data Type — Meera uses it for folder on disk in a file explorer.
  • RuleDefine Abstract Data Type → left < root < right.
  • RememberDefine Abstract Data Type + time vs memory (a file explorer).
  • UseDefine Abstract Data Type in a file explorer (folder on disk).
  • TrapDefine Abstract Data Type — unbalanced BST becoming a list.
  • ExDefine Abstract Data Type → folder on disk.

Questions

1

Meera asks: why does Define Abstract Data Type exist? Use folder on disk.

2

Where does Define Abstract Data Type show up in a file explorer?

3

How do you catch unbalanced BST becoming a list?

4

Write the smallest Define Abstract Data Type step on folder on disk. What happens?

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