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6 - Module 6: Pushdown Automata (PDA) and Non-Context-Free Languages

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Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What does PDA stand for?

πŸ’‘ Hint: It's a computational model involving a stack.

Question 2

Easy

Name one language example a PDA can recognize.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about nested structures.

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 main function of a Pushdown Automaton?

  • Recognize Context-Free Languages
  • Count to infinity
  • Perform arithmetic calculations

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about their use in programming languages.

Question 2

True or False: PDAs can recognize all regular languages.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on the relationships between language classes.

Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Design a PDA that can accept the language of well-formed parentheses. Describe its state transitions.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the balancing mechanism of parentheses.

Question 2

Propose a method to convert a CFG to a PDA that uses empty stack acceptance. Outline the main steps.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how productions in a CFG translate into push operations on the stack.

Challenge and get performance evaluation