What is the primary difference between BFS and DFS in graph traversal?

Practice Questions

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What is the primary difference between BFS and DFS in graph traversal?
  1. BFS uses a stack, while DFS uses a queue.
  2. BFS explores all neighbors at the present depth before moving on, while DFS explores as far as possible along a branch.
  3. BFS is faster than DFS in all cases.
  4. DFS is used for finding the shortest path, while BFS is not.

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the primary difference between BFS and DFS in graph traversal?
  • 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 immediate neighbors first.
  • Step 3: After exploring all neighbors of the starting node, you move to the next level of neighbors.
  • Step 4: In DFS, you start at a node and go as deep as possible down one path before backtracking.
  • Step 5: This means you might explore one branch completely before moving to another branch.
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