An array is a data structure characterized by fixed size, homogeneous elements, and contiguous memory allocation, allowing efficient indexing and random access. Elements are accessed via an index, typically starting at 0, supporting operations like insertion, deletion, searching, sorting, and updating. While arrays offer advantages such as efficient access, they also have some disadvantages related to their fixed size and limitations in dynamic resizing.

1. Arrays
Data Structure

3. What is an array data structure

4. Key
Characteristics
of Arrays
• Fixed Size: The size of the array is defined at the time of creation
and cannot be changed dynamically (in most programming
languages).
• Homogeneous Elements: All elements in an array are of the
same data type.
• Contiguous Memory Allocation: Arrays are stored in contiguous
memory locations, allowing efficient indexing and access.
• Indexing: Each element in an array is identified by an index. In
most programming languages, the index starts from 0.
• Random Access: Arrays allow random access to elements,
meaning you can directly access any element using its index in
constant time O(1).

5. /85999
Array – ordered collection of finite elements of the
same data type and stored at contiguous/adjacent
memory locations.

7. Need for Arrays

16. 1.0 Insertion

19. 2.0 Deleting

22. 3.0 Searching

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25. 4.0 Sorting

28. 5.0 Updating

30. Advantages

31. Disadvantages