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Implementation of Stack in Main Memory

4.1.7 - Implementation of Stack in Main Memory

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Question 1 Easy

What does a procedure help achieve in program management?

💡 Hint: Think about code structure.

Question 2 Easy

What is the purpose of a stack in programming?

💡 Hint: Consider how data is retrieved after calls.

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a stack in managing procedure calls?

To hold variable values
To save contexts
To handle conditional jumps

💡 Hint: Consider what information is critical during a procedure call.

Question 2

True or False: A stack follows the Last In, First Out principle.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how items are accessed in a stack.

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Challenge 1 Hard

You are given a scenario where Procedure A calls Procedure B, which then calls Procedure C. Outline how the stack will manage the context saving and restoring step by step.

💡 Hint: Follow the flow of control from top to bottom.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the consequences if we didn't use a stack for managing procedure calls.

💡 Hint: Think about what it means to lose execution context.

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