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need a new data structure

Associate the name with the score

Using two arrays just won’t cut it. You need some other data structure to hold
your data in such a way that the association between the surfers’ name and their
score is maintained.

9.12 Zack

Here's the 8.65 Stacey
array of 8.45 Juan
sorted 8.31 Joseph ...and here's
scores... the array
8.05 Johnny of sorted
names.
7.81 Aideen Names
Scores
7.21 Aaron
8.65 Johnny Many rows

9.12 Juan of data
Joseph
8.45 Stacey
But the scores no longer What you need is 7.81
match the names! something that 8.05 Aideen
looks like this. 7.21 Zack

8.31 Aaron

Exactly two
You need a different data structure. But which one? columns of
matched data

Data Structure A standard method of organizing a
collection of data items in your computer's memory.

You've already met one of the classic data structures:
the array.

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