ABSTRACT

A linked list is a data structure that consists of a sequence of data items of the same or similar types and each data item or node has one or more links to another node. This data structure is dynamic in the sense that the number of data items can change. A linked list can grow and shrink during the execution of the program that is manipulating it. Recall that an array is also a data structure that stores a collection of data items, but the array is static because once it is created, more elements cannot be added or removed.