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Data Structures for Software Engineers MCQs 2026

27 questions with detailed answers · 12 from past papers · 3 quiz batches available

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Page 1 of 1Questions 1–10 of 27
  1. Q1medium

    deque structure is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba purely financial accounting entry only
    3. Ca marketing slogan without technical meaning
    4. Da fundamental data structure used in program design
    💡 Explanation:

    deque structure is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  2. Q2Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy

    array data structure is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba fundamental data structure used in program design
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    array data structure is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  3. Q3Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium

    linked list is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba purely financial accounting entry only
    3. Ca marketing slogan without technical meaning
    4. Da fundamental data structure used in program design
    💡 Explanation:

    linked list is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  4. Q4Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTShard

    doubly linked list is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba fundamental data structure used in program design
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    doubly linked list is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  5. Q5Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy

    stack LIFO is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba purely financial accounting entry only
    3. Ca fundamental data structure used in program design
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    stack LIFO is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  6. Q6Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium

    queue FIFO is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba fundamental data structure used in program design
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    queue FIFO is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  7. Q7hard

    circular queue is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba purely financial accounting entry only
    3. Ca marketing slogan without technical meaning
    4. Da fundamental data structure used in program design
    💡 Explanation:

    circular queue is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  8. Q8Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy

    hash table is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba purely financial accounting entry only
    3. Ca marketing slogan without technical meaning
    4. Da fundamental data structure used in program design
    💡 Explanation:

    hash table is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  9. Q9medium

    collision resolution chaining is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba fundamental data structure used in program design
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    collision resolution chaining is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  10. Q10hard

    graph adjacency matrix is best defined as

    1. Aa fundamental data structure used in program design
    2. Ban unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    graph adjacency matrix is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  11. Q11Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy

    directed acyclic graph is best defined as

    1. Aa fundamental data structure used in program design
    2. Ban unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    directed acyclic graph is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  12. Q12medium

    trie structure is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba fundamental data structure used in program design
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    trie structure is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  13. Q13hard

    B-tree is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba fundamental data structure used in program design
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    B-tree is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  14. Q14Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy

    disjoint set union-find is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba fundamental data structure used in program design
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    disjoint set union-find is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  15. Q15medium

    dynamic array is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba fundamental data structure used in program design
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    dynamic array is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  16. Q16hard

    circular linked list is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba fundamental data structure used in program design
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    circular linked list is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  17. Q17Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy

    skip list is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba purely financial accounting entry only
    3. Ca fundamental data structure used in program design
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    skip list is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  18. Q18medium

    red-black tree is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba purely financial accounting entry only
    3. Ca fundamental data structure used in program design
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    red-black tree is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  19. Q19hard

    suffix array is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba fundamental data structure used in program design
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    suffix array is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  20. Q20Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy

    sparse table is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba purely financial accounting entry only
    3. Ca fundamental data structure used in program design
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    sparse table is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  21. Q21medium

    AVL tree is best defined as

    1. Aa fundamental data structure used in program design
    2. Ban unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    AVL tree is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  22. Q22hard

    heap data structure is best defined as

    1. Aa fundamental data structure used in program design
    2. Ban unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    heap data structure is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  23. Q23hard

    binary tree is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba fundamental data structure used in program design
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    binary tree is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  24. Q24Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy

    binary search tree is best defined as

    1. Aa fundamental data structure used in program design
    2. Ban unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    binary search tree is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  25. Q25Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy

    priority queue is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba purely financial accounting entry only
    3. Ca marketing slogan without technical meaning
    4. Da fundamental data structure used in program design
    💡 Explanation:

    priority queue is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  26. Q26medium

    graph adjacency list is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba fundamental data structure used in program design
    3. Ca purely financial accounting entry only
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    graph adjacency list is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  27. Q27hard

    self-balancing tree is best defined as

    1. Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. Ba purely financial accounting entry only
    3. Ca fundamental data structure used in program design
    4. Da marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    self-balancing tree is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

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