Discuss the impact (and draw an example) of using a sentinel node or dummy node at the head of a list.

What will be an ideal response?


A sentinel node allows the operations to assume there is a node (at least the sentinel) in the list. Therefore, special checks are not needed to set, for instance, the front reference, once the list is set up initially.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which application in the Adobe digital video lineup can you use for advanced audio repair?

What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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