Practice - Disadvantages of Recursion
Practice Questions
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What is one major drawback of using recursion in programming?
💡 Hint: Think about how function calls are managed in memory.
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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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a significant disadvantage of recursion?
💡 Hint: Think about the risks of recursion in programming.
True or False: Recursive functions always have better performance than their iterative counterparts.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the examples discussed about efficiency.
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Challenge Problems
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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.
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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