A civilization flourishes when people plant trees under whose shade they will never sit.
—Greek saying
APPENDIX A
Data Structures and the Computer
A.1 INTRODUCTION
Throughout this text, we take for granted that our readers understand the basics of computer data structures. Such an understanding is not required for overall comprehension of this text, but it is helpful in grasping some of the more subtle points of computer organization and architecture. This appendix is intended as an extended glossary for readers who have yet to experience a formal introduction to data structures. It can also be used as a refresher for those who studied data structures long ago. With this goal in mind, our treatment here is necessarily brief, and it (of course!) ...
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