
Three Heaps
Three Heaps refer to three foundational data structures used to efficiently manage prioritized information: the max-heap, min-heap, and priority queue. A max-heap always keeps the largest element at the top, making access to the maximum quick. A min-heap does the opposite, with the smallest element at the top. A priority queue leverages these heaps to organize items with varying importance, ensuring the highest (or lowest) priority item is accessed efficiently. These structures are essential for tasks like scheduling, searching, and managing dynamic data where quick access to extreme values or priorities is needed.