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\u00a0Array<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Linked Lists<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

A data structure consisting of a collection of elements each identified by the array index<\/td>\nA linear collection of data elements whose order is not given by their location in memory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It supports random access, so the programmer can directly access an element in the array using the index<\/td>\nIt supports sequential access, so the programmer has to sequentially go through each element or node until reaching the required element<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elements are stored in contiguous memory location<\/td>\nElements can be stored anywhere in the memory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Programmer has to specify the size of the array at the time of declaring the array<\/td>\nThere is no need for specifying the size of a linked list<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memory allocation happens at compile time<\/td>\nMemory allocation happens at run time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It is a static memory allocation<\/td>\nIt is a dynamic memory allocation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elements are independent of each other<\/td>\nAn element or node points to the next bode or both next node and previous node<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size of an array is fixed<\/td>\nSize of an array is not fixed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Array elements can be modified easily by identifying the index value<\/td>\nLinked list is a complex process for modify node in a linked list<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Array elements cannot be added deleted once it is declared<\/td>\nNodes in the linked list can be added and deleted from the list<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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