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Date May 2022 Marks available 1 Reference code 22M.1.HL.TZ0.9
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone no time zone
Command term Identify Question number 9 Adapted from N/A

Question

Identify one characteristic of a queue.

[1]
a.

Identify one application of a queue.

[1]
b.

Markscheme

Award [1 max]
A linear (abstract) data structure;
First in First out/FIFO;
Elements can only be added at one end(rear/tail) and removed from the other (front/head);
Once a new element is inserted into the queue (enqueue), all the elements inserted before the new element in the queue must be removed (dequeue), to remove the new element;

a.

Award [1 max]
Print queue;
CPU task scheduling;
Simulation of a real-life scenario (call centre, supermarket queue);
Playlist queue;
Interrupt queues;
Queues in routers and switches;
Mail queues;
Buffers in devices like keyboard;
Website traffic;

Note to examiners: Reward other reasonable responses.

b.

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Topic 5: Abstract data structures » 5.1 Abstract data structures
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