Collection framework is use for storing data in program. Collection framework contains most of data structure like LinkedList, Set, HashMap etc already implemented for you to direct use in program and also gives you flexibility to write own kind of data structure. Java collections framework data structure: Lists: Contains list of objects. Java provides 3 type of ready to use list. ArrayList Vector LinkedList Sets: Contains unique objects, does not allow dublicates. Java provides 3 type of sets, these are HashSet LinkedHashSet TreeSet Maps: Contain key:value data structure, value only access by key. Java provides 4 type of Map. HashMap Hashtable LinkedHashMap TreeMap Queues: Perform FIFO (first in first out) PriorityQueue Java Collection Interface And Collections Util Class Collection is an interface which is implemented by all data structure in java, except Map. Maps (HashMap, LinkedHashMap, Hashtable, TreeMap) are not define by Collection interface, th...