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What does the pop operation do to a stack?

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Topic

Stacks

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What does the pop operation do to a stack?.

  1. A.Adds a value to the bottom without changing the top
  2. B.Removes and returns the top value
  3. C.Returns the top value but leaves it in place
  4. D.Checks whether the stack has reached maximum size

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  • Removes and returns the top value

Explanation

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Pop removes the top element from the stack and returns its value.

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