What are heap operations?

Can you explain what heap operations are?

Heap operations refer to the processes used to manage a heap data structure, including insertion, deletion, and heapify.

What is a heap data structure?

A heap is a specialized tree-based data structure that satisfies the heap property, where the parent node is either greater than or equal to or less than or equal to its children.

How do you insert an element into a heap?

To insert an element, you add it to the end of the heap and then 'bubble up' to maintain the heap property.

What about deleting an element?

To delete the root element, you replace it with the last element, then 'bubble down' to restore the heap property.