| Course Name | Data Structures |
| Course Code | 26CSA503 |
| Program | M. C. A. |
| Semester | 1 |
| Credits | 3 |
| Campuses | Amritapuri, Mysuru |
Introduction to the data structure, types of data structures, abstract data type. Array: Definition, memory representation; Applications: Searching: Linear search and Binary search; Soring: Bubble sort, Insertion sort, Selection sort, Shell sort; List: Introduction, representation; Types: Singly linked list, circular linked list, doubly linked list and their applications.
Stacks: Introduction, Stack as an ADT, static and dynamic representation, implementation of the stack; Application of stack: polish notation representation and conversion; Recursion: Implementation of recursion, tower of Hanoi, merge sort and quick sort.
Queues: Definition, Queue as an ADT, static and dynamic representation; Types of queues: Circular queue, double-ended queue, priority queue, applications of the queue. Hashing: Representation, search and collision handling techniques.
Graphs: Definition, basic terminologies, types of graphs, representation; Traversal: BFS and DFS. Trees: Definition, basic terminology, binary tree and its traversal, binary search tree, expression tree, AVL tree, B tree, Red-Black tree, heap tree and its applications.
Course Description
This course is a foundation course for data structure. This course introduces linear and nonlinear data structures such as arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, graphs, and trees and their applications.
Course Objectives
Course Outcomes
| COs | Description |
| CO1 | Analyze and justify the selection of appropriate data structures and Abstract Data Types (ADT) for solving structured computational problems. |
| CO2 | Develop and apply searching, sorting, and list‑based data structures to organize and process data effectively in software applications. |
| CO3 | Design and implement stack‑ and queue‑based solutions, including recursion‑oriented problems, using static and dynamic representations. |
| CO4 | Construct and utilize hashing techniques and graph traversal methods to solve problems involving data access, relationships, and connectivity. |
| CO5 | Design and evaluate tree‑based data structures such as binary trees, binary search trees, AVL trees, B‑trees, Red‑Black trees, and heaps for hierarchical data organization and application development. |
CO-PO Mapping
| PO/PSO | PO1 | PO2 | PO3 | PO4 | PO5 | PO6 | PO7 | PO8 |
| CO | ||||||||
| CO1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| CO2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| CO3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| CO4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| CO5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
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