A priority queue is designed to retrieve and remove the element with the:
AHighest pointer
BHighest pattern
CHighest priority
DHighest position
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Highest priority
1. Ordinary queues remove the oldest element.
2. This one removes by priority instead.
3. So it removes the highest priority.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Computer Science, Chapter 3, Data Structures and Algorithms._
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