Not knowing what a linked list is, is like a math major not knowing what an integral is. It is a super basic data structure and an integral data structure to a whole family of functional languages. A computer scientist right out of university should at least have heard of the basic data structures used in computer programs.<p>Even if you don&#x27;t know how to implement them you at least need  to know how they work and their performance characteristics. I would not expect them to be able to implement one in C but at least they should what the fuck it is.