Practice Stack Allocation (automatic/dynamic Allocation - The Workhorse) (6.3.1)
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Stack Allocation (Automatic/Dynamic Allocation - The Workhorse)

Practice - Stack Allocation (Automatic/Dynamic Allocation - The Workhorse)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does stack allocation manage?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when a function is called.

Question 2 Easy

Explain LIFO in your own words.

💡 Hint: Relate it to a stack of plates.

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Question 1

What does 'LIFO' stand for?

Last Input First Output
Last In First Out
Last Input First Out

💡 Hint: Remember how stacks work.

Question 2

Is stack allocation automatic?

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how you don’t have to manage memory manually for local variables.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a recursive function that calculates Fibonacci numbers and explain how it uses stack allocation.

💡 Hint: Consider how two calls to Fibonacci maintain separate values.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the trade-offs involved in using stack allocation for handling dynamic data such as lists or arrays.

💡 Hint: Think about how memory is allocated differently in stacks and heaps.

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