What is the diference between a stack and a queue

[theClonet]

Hello,

Can anyoane explain please, what is the diference between a "stack" and a "queue" in RAM ?

When to use a stack and when to use a queue??

Thank you very much!!

 

[checkmate]

A queue is FIFO "First-in-first-out"
A stack is LIFO "Last-in-first-out"
Which one to use really depends on your application.

 

[IanP]

Some examples of applications for stack and queue you can find here:
http://www.cs.ccsu.edu/~jones/chap14.pdf

 

[electron_boy]

stack is first in last out
queue is first in first out