Data Structure: Unit IV : Multiway Search Trees and Graphs

Types of Graph

Data Structure

Basically graphs are of two types - 1. Directed graphs, 2. Undirected graphs.

Types of Graph

Basically graphs are of two types -

1. Directed graphs

2. Undirected graphs.

In the directed graph the directions are shown on the edges. As shown in the Fig. 5.6.1, the edges between the vertices are ordered. In this type of graph, the edge E1 is in between the vertices V1 and V2. The V1 is called head and the V2 is called the tail. Similarly for V1 head the tail is V3 and so on.

We can say E, is the set of (V1, V2) and not of (V2, V1).

Similarly in an undirected graph, the edges are not ordered. Refer Fig. 5.6.2 for clear understanding of undirected graph. In this type of graph the edge E1 is set of (V1, V2) or (V2, V1).


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