The document discusses queues as a linear data structure where elements are inserted at one end (rear) and deleted from the other (front), following a FIFO (first in, first out) approach. It introduces the concepts of enqueue to insert and dequeue to remove elements. A limitation of linear queues is that new elements cannot be added if the queue is full, even if space is available towards the front. To address this, a circular queue is proposed which joins the front and rear ends to allow continuous insertion and removal of elements.