Practice - Activation Records: The Ephemeral Function Contexts
Practice Questions
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What is an activation record?
💡 Hint: Think of it as a folder for a function's data.
What does the return address in an activation record do?
💡 Hint: Consider where the function needs to resume afterward.
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What does an activation record store?
💡 Hint: Think about the necessary data for executing a function.
True or False: Activation records are reused during the life of a program.
💡 Hint: Consider how functions are invoked separately.
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Challenge Problems
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Design an example of nested functions in a programming language of your choice. Explain how access links would manage variable visibility.
💡 Hint: Think about how functions remember their parents.
Analyze a scenario where a function returns a pointer to a local variable. Describe the potential issues that may arise.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to memory after the function completes.
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