Recursion Is Memory-Intensive Because

question 13

Multiple Choice

Recursion is memory-intensive because:

• A) Recursive functions tend to declare many local variables.
• B) Previous function calls are still open when the function calls itself and the activation records of these previous calls still occupy space on the call stack.
• C) Many copies of the function code are created.
• D) It requires large data values.

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