General Trees
General Trees
Threaded Trees,
and B-Trees: A
Comparative Study
Explore the world of tree data structures. We'll compare General Trees, Threaded
Trees, and B-Trees. Each has unique properties and applications in computer
science and data management.
2K22/EC/190
5th Semester
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Agenda
1 Tree Introductions
We'll start by introducing General Trees, Threaded Trees, and B-Trees.
2 Comparative Analysis
We'll compare the structures, highlighting their unique properties and use cases.
4 Real-world Applications
Finally, we'll discuss practical applications of these tree structures.
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Introduction to General Trees
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Properties of General Trees
Key Properties Advantages Disadvantages
• Multiple children per node Flexible structure allows modeling of Less efficient for searching, insertion,
• No specific ordering among diverse hierarchical relationships. and deletion compared to binary trees.
siblings
• Represents complex hierarchies
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Threaded Trees:
Definition and Types
Definition Single Threaded
Threaded Trees replace null Points only to in-order
pointers with threads to successor or predecessor.
predecessors or successors.
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B-Trees: Definition
and Properties
Self-Balancing Multi-Way
B-Trees maintain balance, Nodes can have multiple children,
preventing skewed structures. more than binary trees.
Depth-Balanced Efficient
All leaf nodes are at the same Ensures logarithmic time for
depth. searches, insertions, and deletions.
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Comparison: General Trees, Threaded Trees,
and B-Trees
Aspect General Trees Threaded B-Trees
Trees
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Operations in B-Trees
Insertion
May involve splitting nodes if maximum children are exceeded.
Deletion
May require merging or redistributing keys to maintain balance.
Search
Similar to binary search across node keys, then descending into children.
Complexity
All operations maintain O(log n) time complexity due to balancing.
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Operations in Threaded Trees
1 Traversal 2 Insertion 3 Time Complexity
Faster traversal using threads, Requires updating in-order O(n) traversal, but without
eliminating need for recursion or successor and predecessor additional stack space
stack. threads. requirement.
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Applications of General, Threaded, and
B-Trees
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