Practice Allocation Of Activation Records: Memory Management Strategies (6.3)
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Allocation of Activation Records: Memory Management Strategies

Practice - Allocation of Activation Records: Memory Management Strategies

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Question 1 Easy

What happens during stack allocation when a function is called?

💡 Hint: Think about how memory is added during each function call.

Question 2 Easy

What are the main uses of static allocation?

💡 Hint: Recall the types of variables that remain in memory for the entire program execution.

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Question 1

What is the main feature of stack allocation?

Memory is fixed
Last-In
First-Out structure
No memory is allocated

💡 Hint: Think about the order of function calls.

Question 2

True or False: Static allocation can handle recursive functions efficiently.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how recursion functions operate.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a small program utilizing both stack and static allocation, explaining how both types of memory are used.

💡 Hint: Consider how the program could operate without losing the count across recursive calls.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the consequences of returning a pointer to a local variable allocated on the stack. What problems might arise?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens to memory after a function call ends.

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