+**Managing tasks in operating systems:** Operating systems often use a priority queue to manage the execution of tasks, and a heap is commonly used to implement this priority queue efficiently. For example, when multiple processes are running on a computer, each process might be assigned a priority level. The operating system needs to schedule the processes so that higher-priority tasks are executed before lower-priority ones. A heap is ideal for this because it allows the system to quickly access the highest-priority task and efficiently re-arrange the priorities as new tasks are added or existing tasks are completed.
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