Which statement accurately describes how a stack operates?

A stack operates on the principle of "Last In, First Out" (LIFO). This means that the last element added to the stack is the first one to be removed when it is time to pop an element off. This behavior can be visualized by imagining a stack of plates: you can only remove the top plate (the last one added) before accessing any of the plates beneath it.

Due to this LIFO structure, when an operation such as pushing a new element onto the stack occurs, it is placed on the top, and subsequent pop operations will remove this most recently added element first.

This characteristic distinguishes stacks from other data structures, like queues, where elements are processed in a different order (first in, first out). Thus, it is clear why the statement about the last element added being the first to be removed accurately describes the operation of a stack.