What is the average time complexity of accessing an element in a queue?

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What is the average time complexity of accessing an element in a queue?
  1. O(1)
  2. O(n)
  3. O(log n)
  4. O(n^2)

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the average time complexity of accessing an element in a queue?
  • Step 1: Understand what a queue is. A queue is a data structure that follows the First In First Out (FIFO) principle.
  • Step 2: Know that in a queue, you can add elements to the back and remove elements from the front.
  • Step 3: Realize that accessing the front element of the queue means looking at the first item without removing it.
  • Step 4: Recognize that this access does not require going through other elements in the queue.
  • Step 5: Conclude that since accessing the front element does not depend on the number of elements in the queue, it takes a constant amount of time.
  • Step 6: Therefore, the average time complexity for accessing an element in a queue is O(1).
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