Modify a data structure : Remove Tail

Modify a data structure : Remove Tail

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The video tutorial explains how to implement a 'remove tail' function for a linked list. It covers handling both empty and non-empty lists, updating pointers, and testing the function. The tutorial concludes with a successful test and hints at the next topic: searching the linked list.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step when implementing the remove tail function for a linked list?

Check if the list is empty

Update the head pointer

Add a new node

Reverse the list

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When removing the tail node from a non-empty linked list, what should the tail pointer be updated to?

The node before the current tail

A new node

The node after the current tail

The head node

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should be done if the list becomes empty after removing the tail node?

Add a new tail node

Reverse the list

Set the head to null

Set the tail to the head

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the testing phase, what data type is used to demonstrate adding nodes to the linked list?

Integer

String

Boolean

Float

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the expected output when the remove tail function is tested with nodes added to the head?

An error message

The first node added

The last node added

A null value