In a singly linked list, what is the time complexity to insert an element at the

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In a singly linked list, what is the time complexity to insert an element at the beginning?
  1. O(1)
  2. O(n)
  3. O(log n)
  4. O(n^2)

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

In a singly linked list, what is the time complexity to insert an element at the beginning?
  • Step 1: Understand what a singly linked list is. It is a data structure where each element (node) points to the next one.
  • Step 2: Know that the first element of the list is called the head.
  • Step 3: To insert a new element at the beginning, you create a new node.
  • Step 4: Set the new node's next pointer to the current head of the list.
  • Step 5: Update the head pointer to point to the new node.
  • Step 6: Realize that these actions (creating a node and updating pointers) do not depend on the size of the list.
  • Step 7: Conclude that the time taken to insert at the beginning is constant, which is O(1).
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