Practice Context Saving During Procedure Call (5.2.2)

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Question 1.
What does the stack pointer do?
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Think about where data is stored during function calls.
Question 2.
What happens during a push operation?
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Consider how the stack grows.
3Question 3.
What is the role of the stack pointer?
- It holds the program counter
- It tracks the top of the stack
- It executes instructions
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Think about what keeps track of the data location.
4Question 4.
True or False: A return operation pops the last context off the stack.
- True
- False
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Consider how procedures return to previous calls.
Question 5.
Explain how context saving impacts performance during a series of rapid procedure calls.
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Think about how frequently the context might need modification during many calls.
Question 6.
Design a flowchart that illustrates the push and pop processes in the context of procedure calls.
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Visualize the process, including inputs to the stack and outputs after popping.

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