Practice How Pdas Recognize Cfls (informal Operation) (6.1.2) - Pushdown Automata (PDA) and Non-Context-Free Languages
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How PDAs Recognize CFLs (Informal Operation)

Practice - How PDAs Recognize CFLs (Informal Operation)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What do PDAs use for memory?

💡 Hint: Think about how a stack works in practical terms.

Question 2 Easy

List the two conditions under which a PDA can accept a string.

💡 Hint: Recall the methods of acceptance we discussed in class.

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Question 1

What is the primary function of the stack in a PDA?

To perform arithmetic operations
To store input symbols only
To manage memory for recognizing complex languages

💡 Hint: Think about what features differentiate PDAs from DFAs.

Question 2

True or False: PDAs can only recognize regular languages.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the definitions of PDAs and the types of languages they recognize.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Construct a PDA that accepts the language of balanced parentheses. Describe states, transitions, and the stack's role in your PDA.

💡 Hint: Visualize places where you manage opening and closing symbols.

Challenge 2 Hard

Devise a situation where a PDA fails to recognize a language that requires multiple simultaneous counts, explaining why.

💡 Hint: Focus on how the counts must be preserved and how PDAs operate.

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