What is the difference between List, Set and Map ?<br /> <br /> or<br /> <br /> What are the different Java Collections Interfaces ?

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Q1. What is the difference between List, Set and Map ?

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What are the different Java Collections Interfaces ?

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Ans. List - Members are stored in sequence in memory and can be accessed through index.
Set - There is no relevance of sequence and index. Sets doesn't contain duplicates whereas multiset can have duplicates.
Map - Contains Key , Value pairs.

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