Practice Disadvantages Of Recursion (6.7) - Demonstrate Proficiency in Recursive Problem-Solving
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Disadvantages of Recursion

Practice - Disadvantages of Recursion

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Question 1 Easy

What is one major drawback of using recursion in programming?

💡 Hint: Think about how function calls are managed in memory.

Question 2 Easy

What could happen if a base case is missing in a recursive function?

💡 Hint: Consider how recursion works without a stopping condition.

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Question 1

What is a significant disadvantage of recursion?

It always provides faster results
It can lead to stack overflow
It never requires additional memory

💡 Hint: Think about the risks of recursion in programming.

Question 2

True or False: Recursive functions always have better performance than their iterative counterparts.

True
False

💡 Hint: Reflect on the examples discussed about efficiency.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a recursive function that calculates the sum of a list of numbers and illustrate how its performance changes with longer lists.

💡 Hint: Consider how the list’s length reflects on function calls.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze the potential risks in a recursive solution to solve the Tower of Hanoi problem with an unusually large number of disks.

💡 Hint: Think about the number of moves required and how that relates to function calls.

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