What is the main difference between BFS and DFS?

Practice Questions

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What is the main difference between BFS and DFS?
  1. BFS uses a stack, DFS uses a queue
  2. BFS explores neighbors level by level, DFS explores as far as possible along a branch
  3. BFS is faster than DFS
  4. DFS is used for unweighted graphs only

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the main difference between BFS and DFS?
  • Step 1: Understand that BFS stands for Breadth-First Search and DFS stands for Depth-First Search.
  • Step 2: In BFS, you start at a node and explore all its neighbors first before moving to the next level of neighbors.
  • Step 3: In DFS, you start at a node and go as deep as possible down one path before backtracking to explore other paths.
  • Step 4: Visualize BFS as a wave spreading out from the starting point, while DFS is like going down a path until you hit a dead end.
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