How do I explain what is data structure to someone who has never programmed before?
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A data structure is simply a way to shape something to make it easy doing one certain thing with it.
Say you decide to build a wooden chair: you order the pieces online.
During transportation, minimizing space is required, so it’s likely that the pieces will be placed very tight together.
Once you begin building, you need easy access to the next piece in sequence, so you might spread the pieces around a bit.
After finishing, the chair will need to support the weight of a person, which has been achieved by setting the pieces the right way.
In each stage, the pieces were structured to give an advantage on the current task. As you can imagine, they represent the data being structured as necessary.
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