Practice Activation Records: The Ephemeral Function Contexts (6.2) - Run-time Support - The Engine of Execution
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Activation Records: The Ephemeral Function Contexts

Practice - Activation Records: The Ephemeral Function Contexts

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is an activation record?

💡 Hint: Think of it as a folder for a function's data.

Question 2 Easy

What does the return address in an activation record do?

💡 Hint: Consider where the function needs to resume afterward.

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Question 1

What does an activation record store?

Only local variables
Return address and parameters
Global variables only

💡 Hint: Think about the necessary data for executing a function.

Question 2

True or False: Activation records are reused during the life of a program.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how functions are invoked separately.

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Challenge 1 Hard

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.

Challenge 2 Hard

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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