cp264_lecture18_queue.ppt

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Lectures 15-17 Queues
Chapter 8 of textbook
1. Concepts of queue
2. Queue by array
3. Queue by circular array
4. Queue by linked list
5. Deques
6. Priority queue
7. Applications of queues

1. Concept of queue
• Queue is a data structure which stores its elements in an
linearly ordered manner. Inserting element at one end
(rear) and deleting element from another end (front).
• A queue is a FIFO (First-In, First-Out) data structure in
which the element that is inserted first is the first one to
be taken out.
• The term queue comes from the analogy that people are
in queue waiting for services. First come, First served
(FCFS)

Queue operations
• Inserting element --- enqueue
• Deleting element --- dequeue
• Need know the positions of rare and front for efficient
operations
Queue implementations
• using an array
• using a linked list

2. Array Representation of Queues
• Queues can be easily represented using arrays.
• Every queue has front and rear variables that point to the position
from where deletions and insertions can be done, respectively.
• Consider the queue shown in figure
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
12 9 7 18 14 36
• Here, front = 0 and rear = 5.
• If we want to add one more value in the list say with value 45, then
rear would be incremented by 1 and the value would be stored at
the position pointed by rear.
12 9 7 18 14 36 45
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Array Representation of Queues
• Now, front = 0 and rear = 6. Every time a new element has to be
added, we will repeat the same procedure.
• Now, if we want to delete an element from the queue, then the
value of front will be incremented. Deletions are done from only
this end of the queue.
9 7 18 14 36 45
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
• Now, front = 1 and rear = 6.

Array Representation of Queues
• Before inserting an element in the queue we must check for
overflow conditions.
• An overflow occurs when we try to insert an element into a queue
that is already full, i.e. when rear = MAX – 1, where MAX specifies
the maximum number of elements that the queue can hold.
• Similarly, before deleting an element from the queue, we must
check for underflow condition.
• An underflow occurs when we try to delete an element from a
queue that is already empty. If front = -1 and rear = -1, this means
there is no element in the queue.

Algorithm for Insertion Operation
Algorithm to insert an element in a queue
Step 1: IF REAR=MAX-1, then;
Write OVERFLOW
Goto Step 4
[END OF IF]
Step 2: IF FRONT == -1 and REAR = -1, then
SET FRONT = REAR = 0
ELSE
SET REAR = REAR + 1
[END OF IF]
Step 3: SET QUEUE[REAR] = NUM
Step 4: Exit
Time complexity: O(1)

Algorithm for Deletion Operation
Algorithm to delete an element from a queue
Step 1: IF FRONT = -1 OR FRONT > REAR, then
Write UNDERFLOW
Goto Step 2
ELSE
SET VAL = QUEUE[FRONT]
SET FRONT = FRONT + 1
[END OF IF]
Step 2: Exit

4. Circular Queues
7 18 14 36 45 21 99 72
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
• We will explain the concept of circular queues using an example.
• In this queue, front = 2 and rear = 9.
• Now, if you want to insert a new element, it cannot be done
because the space is available only at the left of the queue.
• If rear = MAX – 1, then OVERFLOW condition exists.
• This is the major drawback of an array queue. Even if space is
available, no insertions can be done once rear is equal to MAX – 1.
• This leads to wastage of space. In order to overcome this problem,
we use circular queues.
• In a circular queue, the first index comes right after the last index.
• A circular queue is full, only when front=0 and rear = Max – 1.

Inserting an Element in a Circular Queue
• For insertion we check for three conditions which are as follows:
 If front=0 and rear= MAX – 1, then the circular queue is full.
90 49 7 18 14 36 45 21 99 72
front=0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 rear = 9
 If rear != MAX – 1, then the rear will be incremented and value will
be inserted
90 49 7 18 14 36 45 21 99
front=0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 rear= 8 9
• If front!=0 and rear=MAX -1, then it means that the queue is
not full. So, set rear = 0 and insert the new element.
49 7 18 14 36 45 21 99 72
front=1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 rear= 9

Inserting an Element in a Circular Queue
• rear = front -1 overflow
9 10 7 18 14 36 45 21 99 72
rear=1 front=2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Algorithm to Insert an Element in a Circular Queue
Step 1: IF FRONT=0 and REAR=MAX–1, or REAR = FRONT – 1 then
Write “OVERFLOW”
Goto Step 4
[END OF IF]
Step 2: IF FRONT = -1 and REAR = -1, then;
SET FRONT = REAR = 0
ELSE IF REAR = MAX – 1 and FRONT != 0
SET REAR = 0
ELSE
SET REAR = REAR + 1
[END OF IF]
Step 3: SET QUEUE[REAR] = VAL
Step 4: Exit

Deleting an Element from a Circular Queue
• To delete an element again we will check for three conditions:
 If front = -1, then it means there are no elements in the queue. So
an underflow condition will be reported.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
 If the queue is not empty and after returning the value on front, if
front = rear, then it means now the queue has become empty and
so front and rear are set to -1.
Delete this element and set
rear = front = -1
81
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 front=rear= 9
 If the queue is not empty and after returning the value on front, if
front = MAX -1, then front is set to 0.
72 63 9 18 27 39 81
0 1 2 3 4 rear= 5 6 7 8 front= 9

Algorithm to Delete an Element from a Circular Queue
Step 1: IF FRONT = -1, then
Write “Underflow”
Goto Step 4
[END OF IF]
Step 2: SET VAL = QUEUE[FRONT]
Step 3: IF FRONT = REAR
SET FRONT = REAR = -1
ELSE
IF FRONT = MAX -1
SET FRONT = 0
ELSE
SET FRONT = FRONT + 1
[END OF IF]
[END OF IF]
Step 4: EXIT

4. Queue by Linked List
• Using a singly linked list to hold queue elements,
Using FRONT pointer pointing the start element,
Using REAR pointer pointing to the last element.
• Insertions is done at the rear end using REAR pointer
Deletions is done at the front end using FRONT pointer
• If FRONT = REAR = NULL, then the queue is empty.
1 7 3 4 2 6 5 X
FRONT REAR

Inserting an Element in a Linked Queue
Algorithm to insert an element in a linked queue
Step 1: Allocate memory for the new node and
name the pointer as PTR
Step 2: SET PTR->DATA = VAL
Step 3: IF FRONT = NULL, then
SET FRONT = REAR = PTR
SET FRONT->NEXT = REAR->NEXT = NULL
ELSE
SET REAR->NEXT = PTR
SET REAR = PTR
SET REAR->NEXT = NULL
[END OF IF]
Step 4: END

Deleting an Element from a Linked Queue
Algorithm to delete an element from a
linked queue
Step 1: IF FRONT = NULL, then
Write “Underflow”
Go to Step 5
[END OF IF]
Step 2: SET PTR = FRONT
Step 3: FRONT = FRONT->NEXT
Step 4: FREE PTR
Step 5: END

5. Deques
• A deque (double-ended queue) is a list in which
elements can be inserted or deleted at either end.
• Also known as a head-tail linked list because elements
can be added to or removed from the front (head) or
back (tail).
• A deque can be implemented either using a circular array
or a circular doubly linked list.
• In a deque, two pointers are maintained, LEFT and RIGHT
which point to either end of the deque.

Deque variants
• There are two variants of deques:
– Input restricted deque: In this dequeue insertions can be
done only at one of the ends while deletions can be done
from both the ends.
– Output restricted deque: In this dequeue deletions can be
done only at one of the ends while insertions can be done
on both the ends.
29 37 45 54 63
0 1 2 LEFT = 3 4 5 6 RIGHT = 7 8 9
42
63 27 18
RIGHT = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 LEFT = 7 8 9

6. Priority Queues
• A priority queue is a queue in which each element is assigned a
priority.
• The priority of elements is used to determine the order in which
these elements will be processed.
• The general rule of processing elements of a priority queue can be
given as:
o An element with higher priority is processed before an element
with lower priority
o Two elements with same priority are processed on a first come
first served (FCFS) basis
• Priority queues are widely used in operating systems to execute the
highest priority process first.
• In computer’s memory priority queues can be represented using
arrays or linked lists.

Linked List Representation of Priority Queues
• When a priority queue is implemented using a linked list, then
every node of the list contains three parts: (1) the information or
data part, (ii) the priority number of the element, (iii) and address
of the next element.
• If we are using a sorted linked list, then element having higher
priority will precede the element with lower priority.
A 1 B 2 C 3 D 3 E 4 X
A 1 B 2 C 3 D 3 E 4 F 4 X
Priority queue after insertion of a new node (F, 4)

Array Representation of Priority Queues
• When arrays are used to implement a priority queue, then a
separate queue for each priority number is maintained.
• Each of these queues will be implemented using circular arrays
or circular queues. Every individual queue will have its own
FRONT and REAR pointers.
• We can use a two-dimensional array for this purpose where
each queue will be allocated same amount of space.
• Given the front and rear values of each queue, a two
dimensional matrix can be formed.

7. Applications of Queues
1. Queues are widely used as waiting lists for a single
shared resource like printer, disk, CPU.
2. Queues are used to transfer data asynchronously
e.g., pipes, file IO, sockets.
3. Queues are used as buffers on MP3 players and
portable CD players, iPod playlist.

7. Applications of Queues
5. Queues are used in Playlist for jukebox to add songs to the
end, play from the front of the list.
6. Queues are used in OS for handling interrupts. When
programming a real-time system that can be interrupted,
for ex, by a mouse click, it is necessary to process the
interrupts immediately before proceeding with the current
job. If the interrupts have to be handled in the order of
arrival, then a FIFO queue is the appropriate data structure

Josephus Problem
In Josephus problem, n people stand in a circle waiting to be
executed. The counting starts at some point in the circle and
proceeds in a specific direction around the circle. In each step,
a certain number of people are skipped and the next person is
executed (or eliminated). The elimination of people makes the
circle smaller and smaller. At the last step, only one person
remains who is declared the ‘winner’.

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