Complete the sentence to explain what a heap is.
A heap is a [1] data structure that helps quickly find the highest or lowest priority item.
A heap is a tree-based data structure designed to quickly access the highest or lowest priority element.
Complete the sentence to describe the heap property.
In a heap, each parent node has a priority [1] than or equal to its children.
The heap property means each parent node has a priority greater than or equal to its children, ensuring the highest priority is at the root.
Fix the error in the explanation of heap access time.
Accessing the highest priority element in a heap takes [1] time because it is always at the root.
Accessing the highest priority element in a heap is done in constant time because it is stored at the root node.
Fill both blanks to describe why heaps are efficient for priority access.
Heaps allow [1] insertion and [2] removal of the highest priority element.
Both insertion and removal in heaps take logarithmic time because the heap must be reorganized to maintain the heap property.
Fill all three blanks to complete the explanation of heap efficiency.
The heap structure stores elements in a [1] shape, maintains the [2] property, and allows [3] time access to the highest priority element.
Heaps are tree-shaped, maintain the heap property, and allow constant time access to the highest priority element at the root.