When a stack is implemented using a 1-D array, adding a valid item can cause an execution error. Explain why an execution error can occur in this situation.

The key thing to remember here is that an array is a fixed size data structure so any attempt to exceed this size will cause an error during execution e.g. trying to add an item to an already full stack will cause a 'stack full (overflow)' error. Like only being able to add water to a bottle before it eventually overflows.

TT

Related Computing A Level answers

All answers ▸

Choose 3 types of malware, describe them and the ways in which they may harm a device.


What is the point of an Operating System?


What are higher order functions in functional programming? How does the 'map' function work and why is it a higher order function?


In decimal, what is the most negative number that can be represented using a 12-bit two’s complement binary integer?