You're designing a system where tasks are processed based on their priority levels. Would you choose a stack or a queue for task management, and why?

A Priority Queue would be the optimal choice for task management based on priority levels. Unlike a regular queue, a Priority Queue allows for tasks to be processed based on their priority values, ensuring higher priority tasks are executed before lower priority ones. This is essential in systems where task urgency varies, as it ensures critical tasks are addressed promptly, maintaining system efficiency. A stack, on the other hand, follows a Last-In-First-Out (LIFO) approach, which is not suitable for priority-based task management. Linked lists can be used but are less efficient than Priority Queues specifically designed for this purpose.