Difference between Circular Queue and Priority Queue
Last Updated :
27 Aug, 2020
Circular queue: Circular Queue is a linear data structure in which the operations are performed based on FIFO (First In First Out) principle and the last position is connected back to the first position to make a circle. It is also called ‘Ring Buffer’.
Priority queue: A priority queue is a special type of queue in which each element is associated with a priority and is served according to its priority.
Difference between a circular queue and priority queue are as follows:
| Circular queue |
Priority queue |
| Circular queue is not linear but circular. |
Priority is a special type of data structure in which items can be inserted or deleted based on the priority. |
| It is also called as a ring buffer. |
It is also called simple queue. |
| Items can be inserted or deleted from a queue in O(1) time. |
It can perform three operations like insert delete and display. |
| Both the front and the rear pointers wrap around to the beginning of the array. |
It does not allow elements in sorted array. |
| It overcomes the problem of linear queue. |
It allows duplicate elements. |
| It requires less memory. |
It requires more memory. |
| More efficient |
Less efficient. |
Like Article
Suggest improvement
Share your thoughts in the comments
Please Login to comment...