Practice Deterministic Pushdown Automaton (dpda) (6.4.1) - Pushdown Automata (PDA) and Non-Context-Free Languages
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Deterministic Pushdown Automaton (DPDA)

Practice - Deterministic Pushdown Automaton (DPDA)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define a Deterministic Pushdown Automaton.

💡 Hint: Think about the transition rules and how they differ from non-deterministic automata.

Question 2 Easy

What is an example of a Deterministic Context-Free Language?

💡 Hint: Consider structures that have a unique matching pair.

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Question 1

What is a key characteristic of a DPDA?

It can have multiple transitions for the same input.
It can only make one decision for each input.
It requires more memory than a PDA.

💡 Hint: Focus on the meaning of determinism in automata.

Question 2

True or False: All context-free languages can be recognized by a DPDA.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the limitations of deterministic approaches.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Give a formal definition of a DPDA and provide an example that highlights its operational characteristics.

💡 Hint: Focus on constructing a clear interface between the input and states.

Challenge 2 Hard

Create a context-free language and explain why it cannot be recognized by a DPDA.

💡 Hint: Reflect on non-LIFO behaviors and their impact on recognition.

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