Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: It is possible to create a doubly linked list using only one pointer field in every node.
Reason R: By storing the XOR of the addresses of the previous and next nodes.
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Correct answer: A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Explanation
An XOR linked list stores prev ⊕ next in one field. Knowing one neighbour's address, the other can be recovered, so R explains A.More Data Structures and Algorithms questions
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