A
data
structure is
a specialized format for organizing and storing data
in
a computer so that it can be used efficiently.Every data needs to be
stored and retrieved and given a form or a structure.
General
data
structure
types
include the array, the file, the record, the table, the tree, and so
on. Any data
structure
is
designed to organize data
to
suit a specific purpose so that it can be accessed and worked with in
appropriate ways.
For example: You can
assume roads in a map or database of a company or anything else which
needs to be programmed in a particular format to conform it to a
structure.
Data structure mainly
specifies the structured organization of data, by providing accessing
methods with correct degree of associativity.Data structures affects
the design of both the structural and functional aspects of a
program. An algorithm with a data structure makes a functioning
program.Here the data structures are the building blocks of a
program.
The efficiency and
volume of a data structure is steadily increasing with everyday.Hence
there are various methods and ways to achieve the most efficient and
perfectly designed program.From the above discussions we come to a
conclusion that a data structure is an organized data along with
predefined set of operations.
