GATE 1992
January 26, 2024TIFR PHD CS & SS 2020
January 26, 2024Data-Structures
| Question 36 |
Suppose a stack implementation supports, in addition to PUSH and POP, an operation REVERSE, which reverses the order of the elements on the stack.
(a) To implement a queue using the above stack implementation, show how to implement ENQUEUE using a single operation and DEQUEUE using a sequence of 3 operations.
(b) The following postfix expression, containing single digit operands and arithmetic operators + and *, is evaluated using a stack.
5 2 * 3 4 + 5 2 * * +
Show the contents of the stack.
- (i) After evaluating 5 2 * 3 4 +
(ii) After evaluating 5 2 * 3 4 + 5 2
(iii) At the end of evaluation.
| Theory Explanation is given below. |
Question 36 Explanation:
(a) Enqueue → push
Dequeue → reverse, pop, reverse
(b) (i) After evaluating 5 2 * 3 4 +
Sol:
7(3+4) 10(5*2)
(ii) After evaluating 5 2 * 3 4 + 5 2
Sol:
25(5*5) 7(3+4) 10(5*2)
(iii) At the end of evaluation
Sol: 80
Dequeue → reverse, pop, reverse
(b) (i) After evaluating 5 2 * 3 4 +
Sol:
7(3+4) 10(5*2)
(ii) After evaluating 5 2 * 3 4 + 5 2
Sol:
25(5*5) 7(3+4) 10(5*2)
(iii) At the end of evaluation
Sol: 80
Correct Answer: A
Question 36 Explanation:
(a) Enqueue → push
Dequeue → reverse, pop, reverse
(b) (i) After evaluating 5 2 * 3 4 +
Sol:
7(3+4) 10(5*2)
(ii) After evaluating 5 2 * 3 4 + 5 2
Sol:
25(5*5) 7(3+4) 10(5*2)
(iii) At the end of evaluation
Sol: 80
Dequeue → reverse, pop, reverse
(b) (i) After evaluating 5 2 * 3 4 +
Sol:
7(3+4) 10(5*2)
(ii) After evaluating 5 2 * 3 4 + 5 2
Sol:
25(5*5) 7(3+4) 10(5*2)
(iii) At the end of evaluation
Sol: 80