Practice Dead Code Elimination (dce) (2.3) - Introduction to Code Optimization - Deepening Efficiency
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Dead Code Elimination (DCE)

Practice - Dead Code Elimination (DCE)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is dead code?

💡 Hint: Think about parts of the code that are never executed.

Question 2 Easy

Give an example of unreachable code.

💡 Hint: Consider conditions that always evaluate to false.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is dead code?

Code that executes
Code that has no effect on output
Code that always executes

💡 Hint: Focus on what affects program results.

Question 2

True or False: Unreachable code is considered dead code.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about execution paths in code.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given the following code snippet, identify and explain the dead code:

Code Editor - c

💡 Hint: Assess conditions that determine whether code can run.

Challenge 2 Hard

Consider this code snippet:

Code Editor - python

What form of dead code exists here and why?

💡 Hint: Look for lines that follow a return or termination statement.

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