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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What is the first step in a procedure call?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens before the program jumps to a new location.
Question 2
Easy
What does the stack pointer do?
💡 Hint: Remember the stack analogy.
Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation
Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What is the purpose of the stack pointer in CPU execution?
- A. To execute instructions
- B. To point to the top of the stack
- C. To store the program counter
💡 Hint: Think about its role in the stack structure.
Question 2
True or False: A return from a procedure will retrieve the saved program counter from the stack.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider the flow of execution after a procedure finishes.
Solve and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Analyze how context switching can lead to performance issues in CPU execution.
💡 Hint: Reflect on how often a CPU may need to switch tasks.
Question 2
Devise a way in which the efficiency of nested procedure calls can be improved.
💡 Hint: Think about how much data needs to be saved for each level of nesting.
Challenge and get performance evaluation