Linked Lists

Random Access Memory (RAM)

A type of computer memory that is used to temporarily store information and is reset when the computer is turned off.

Byte

A unit of digital information that consists of a sequence of eight bits.

ASCII table

A character encoding standard that uses numerical representations for characters.

Contiguous memory

Memory locations that are directly next to each other.

Array

A collection of elements stored at contiguous memory locations, with a fixed size determined at allocation.

Node

An object in a linked list that contains an element and a reference to the next node.

Reference

A pointer or address that allows access to a specific element or memory location.

Traversal

The process of accessing each element in a data structure in a sequential manner.

Null

A special value used to indicate that a reference does not point to any valid object or node.

Dynamic memory allocation

A method of allocating memory that allows for flexible sizes, enabling data structures to grow and shrink as needed.