Alaaddin74/MohlerASAG huggingface dataset:
Question: What is a recursive function?
Instructor answer: A function that calls itself.

Student answer: A function that calls upon it self to solve a problem.  Each time it calls upon it self it splits up a problem into a simplier form until it reaches a 'base case' which is the most simplest form of the problem.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A function that calls itself to perform an opperation such as a factorial recursive function.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: not answered
Grade (0-5): 0

Student answer: A base case that calls upon itself until the problem becomes smaller and terminates.
Grade (0-5): 4

Student answer: It's a function that calls itself. It runs multiple times until the base case is reached.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: a function that calls itself untill it reaches a base case.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A function that calls itself. Each time it does, it must get smaller, and eventually MUST converge to a base case, otherwise you can start an infinite loop.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: a function that calls itself until a base case is met
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A function that calls itself. With each function call the problem is diminished.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A function that calls itself to perform a certain task
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A recursive function is a function that calls itself. Usually called the base case. If the base case is not correct it causes a infinite loop.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A function that calls itself, in order to solve a problem.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: a function that calls itself over and over until it finds the simplest form of solution, or the base case.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A recursive function is a function that calls itself repeatedly until a base case is achieved. The fundamental idea is to break one large problem into a series of smaller, similar problems.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A recursive function typically simplifies a problem by calling itself, until arriving at a base case, at which it recursively returns a solution.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A recursive function is a function that breaks down a large problem into two or more smaller problems and calls itself to solve those smaller problems until a base case or terminating point is reached.  At the base case, a definite answer is called and the function no longer recurses, but unwinds itself back through function calls to determine the answer to the original large problem.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: a function that calls itself into a loop with a base case for a loop exit.
Grade (0-5): 4

Student answer: a function that calls itself until the base cases are met.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A recursive function only knows how to solve base cases<br><br>A recursive function calls itself directly or indirectly until a base case is reached.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: a function that calls on itself and uses a base case to stop the recursion
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: a function that calls itself, and which eaach calls get closer and close to the base case.
Grade (0-5): 5
Question: What is a recursive function?
Instructor answer: A function that calls itself.

Student answer: A function that divides and conquers a problem.  There is a base case that will eventually be reached.  The function calls itself over and over until the base case is satisfied.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: a function that calls itself in the definition code
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A recursive function solves a problem by repeatedly calling itself. the initial problem is broken into successively smaller parts until a much simpler base case is reached. the solutions to each piece of the problem are then returned a step at a time.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: It invoke by itself again ana again, unless it reach bas case
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: a function that solves a problem by dividing the problem into smaller problems, by calling its self again and again, until a base case is reached.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A function that calls itself over and over again till a base case is reached, then it returns back to the original function.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: a recursive function is a function that during execution, calls itself over and over until a base case is reached
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A function that calls itself. Usually used to split a problem into several smaller problems of the same type.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: function that calls it self till the base case is met
Grade (0-5): 5
Question: What is the alternative way to solve a problem that could be solved through recursive functions?
Instructor answer: Through iteration.

Student answer: Iteration, performers  a series of checks and loops.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: The alternative method is to use loops in the program instead of a function which calls itself.
Grade (0-5): 4

Student answer: An alternative to solving a problem using recursive functions is to solve the problem using iteration.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: Iteration, this would be more efficient and has repetition structure.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: One can use iteration or by using a simple while/for loop.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: iteration
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: Iteration. A while loop or a for loop will be able to accomplish the same desired outcome... It may be faster than recursion, but could also be harder to understand.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: you can also solve the problem iteratively
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: iterative
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: Using iteration loops.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: Another alternative way to solve a problem instead of using recursive functions is by using iteration.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A recursive function can often be solved using an iterative function, which runs faster, but is often more complicated.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: iteration
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: Any recursive function can be solved using an iterative method.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: Many recursive solutions may also be solved with looping control statements, such as while, for, do-while, etc.
Grade (0-5): 4

Student answer: Using an iterative function, which repeats a specified operation or set of operations until a terminating point or base case is reached.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: iteratively
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: using an Iterative calls
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: Iteration.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: iteration is the alternative way to solve a problem
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: using an iterative solution instead
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: Using an iterative solution.  For, while, or do while loop.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: the alternative way to solve a problem that could be solved using recursion is iteration.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: Any problem solved recursively could be solved with an iterative function.<br>Iterative replacements for recursive functions may be more difficult to program, but often lead to more efficient solutions to a problem.<br>
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: by iteration
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: itteration, like a for loop, a while loop, or a do while loop
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: Iteration by using loops
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: iterative functions
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: iteration
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: the alt, way is to use a functions parameter in a call "to" function.
Grade (0-5): 3
Question: What is the difference between an array that is declared as static and one that is not?
Instructor answer: The static arrays are intialized only once when the function is called.

Student answer: The array that is declared static retains its modified elements so once it is called upon again the latest elements are modified again.  An array that is not declared static will keep its original elements.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A static array only has a specific size and it cannot grow. Also static arrays cannot be accessed outside the program which created it.
Grade (0-5): 3

Student answer: Arrays declared as static are not created and initialized when a function is called and destroyed when the function terminates.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: Static can be initialized and non-static cannot in C++.
Grade (0-5): 2.5

Student answer: An array declared static remains the same throughout the execution of the program.
Grade (0-5): 2.5

Student answer: a static array will be called only once. once it has been declared the complier will ignore the static line if it comes to it again.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: The static array will be available to the whole of the program, whereas an array that is not static is only available within the scope in which it is declared. <br><br>//pass-by-reference???
Grade (0-5): 4

Student answer: a static array has a predetermined size and that size cannot be altered
Grade (0-5): 3

Student answer: Arrays declared static can not be changed.  One not declared static can be altered.
Grade (0-5): 2.5

Student answer: an array that is declared as static will retain the values stored in it's elements between function calls, and will not reinitialize them to default values.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: An array that is declared static causes anything that is not initialized to be set to 0.
Grade (0-5): 2.5

Student answer: A static array will have a null character at the end of the array.
Grade (0-5): 3

Student answer: static arrays cannot be changed while normal arrays can be changed
Grade (0-5): 2.5

Student answer: An array they is declared as static can be accessed outside of the method it was declared without passing it as an argument to other functions in the same class.
Grade (0-5): 3

Student answer: A static array has class scope, allowing it to remain where other arrays might be recycled.
Grade (0-5): 4

Student answer: An array that is static does not change or uninitialize if called later unless explicitly acted upon.  It does not terminate or change across objects.<br><br>An automatic local array will be cleared and uninitialized if called later outside of it's specific scope.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: one declared as static is one that is already defined. The program knows the length and the array from the start, whereas non-static arrays are declared or assigned later.
Grade (0-5): 3

Student answer: a non static array must reinitialize itself every function call, while a static array will only initialize itself once, unless otherwise forced.
Grade (0-5): 5
Question: What is the difference between an array that is declared as static and one that is not?
Instructor answer: The static arrays are intialized only once when the function is called.

Student answer: A static array retains any modified values after a function call.<br>Automatic arrays reset to their initial values when the function ends.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: a static array is one that keeps its values and is not initialized every time a class function is called, it's data is not lost at function end.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: an array that is declared as static can only be used in the function that its being called in. Its a constant array. Static is another way of say const.
Grade (0-5): 2.5

Student answer: Values in an array that is not delcared as static will remain constant.  When an array is declared const values within the array can be manipulated.
Grade (0-5): 2.5

Student answer: the data of a static array cannot be changed
Grade (0-5): 2.5

Student answer: Standard arrays terminate when the functions that call them finish.<br>A static array is not removed from memory when it's parent function terminates, leaving it available for other functions (or new instances of the original function).
Grade (0-5): 4

Student answer: by defining static array it doese not lose scope in locala function. static array makes programm more scalable.<br>non static array lose scope inside the local function.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: static arrays can be called from anywhere
Grade (0-5): 2

Student answer: A static array cannot be changed. A regular array can be changed when it is passed to a function or manually.
Grade (0-5): 2.5

Student answer: a static array can be can be edited throughout the program, while a non-static array can only be edited within a given function
Grade (0-5): 3.5

Student answer: An array that is declared static is allocated when the program begins to run, and is not freed until the program exits, but has limited scope. A non-static array is allocated and freed every time that it comes in and out of scope.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: static has a predetermined size that cannot be passed while vis versa.
Grade (0-5): 3
Question: What is the main difference between a string of characters that is read into a variable of type string versus a variable of type char[]?
Instructor answer: The char[] will automatically add a null \0 character at the end of the string.

Student answer: the type char[] has a  null ('\n' ) element at the very end.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: a variable char is basically any non command key on the keyboard that you can press. A string is a collection of letters or numbers that is stored together to be used later. Comonly strings are used for words. Chars can be used for less but can have opperations performed on them in a useful way.
Grade (0-5): 2

Student answer: The programmer must provide the null terminating character in a string of characters using type char[] and must also ensure that the array is large enough to contain the input string of characters and the null terminating character.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: String of characters are followed by a null statement.  type string is for example <br><br>string s;
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: String contains a word where as char can contain phrases or a string of characters.
Grade (0-5): 2

Student answer: a string is a variable with a single entinty of letters combined into one while in a char[] each letter is assigned a memory value and each has its own variable assigned i.e. char[0] char[1].
Grade (0-5): 2

Student answer: A string contains a null character at the end of the string, which makes it easily possible to get the string length. A char array can have a virtually unlimited length, therefore, its size must be declared/limited.
Grade (0-5): 4

Student answer: an array of characters stores a null character at the end
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: When you read a string of characters, you also read in the white space.  When you read characters declared char you only read the characters, no white space.
Grade (0-5): 3

Student answer: Character arrays will terminate at any whitespace, including spaces. Strings terminate when they encounter the new line character.
Grade (0-5): 3.5

Student answer: The difference is that a string that is declared a variable of type char[] is each char is included in the array versus the string of characters that is read into a variable.
Grade (0-5): 2

Student answer: An array of strings reads the string literals, meaning anything within "quotes". A char array reads a string as each individual character.
Grade (0-5): 2

Student answer: character arrays can call on individual letters were a string array can only call words.
Grade (0-5): 2

Student answer: The character array has an end of line character at the end of it.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: Type char[] may contain a null value as the last element, whereas type string will not.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: The variable of type string has a terminating character \0 at the end of it.
Grade (0-5): 4

Student answer: the one that is type string has an extra string member. The /0 at the end.
Grade (0-5): 4

Student answer: a string has variable size and function calls available, while an character array usually has a static size.
Grade (0-5): 3.5
Question: What is the main difference between a string of characters that is read into a variable of type string versus a variable of type char[]?
Instructor answer: The char[] will automatically add a null \0 character at the end of the string.

Student answer: a string char[] adds a null value to the end of the string.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: char array needs an end character signature and is made up of characters each separate from each other, a string is an object in itself, with a value that the user enters.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: the variable of type char[], each character is stored into a different memory address and can be accessed easly, where as in a string of character, its not easy to be able to access each character in the string.
Grade (0-5): 2

Student answer: When the string is passed into the array char, individual characters are stored and can be manipulated.  Although when a word is stored into a string variable, it is stored as one word and not as individual characters.
Grade (0-5): 2

Student answer: a string variable can change in size and is passed to functions by value, whereas a type char[] cannot change in size and is passed to functions by reference only
Grade (0-5): 2

Student answer: A string type string acts as a single object, with individual char entities accessible only through specific string class functions.<br>A char array is less robust, but allows direct access to specific char entities.
Grade (0-5): 3

Student answer: In arrays strings are stored as a characters (char[]), each character of string will be stored in each memory location of the array, while string of characters is only one memory location.
Grade (0-5): 2

Student answer: an array of characters has one more element, its last element,the terminating element, or null, which doesnt exist in a variable of type string
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: A string of characters is a specific variable type that has no extra data at the end. A string of type char[] is all the characters and a null ('\0')
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: a string of characters will have a null character or value at the end of the string
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: when the characters are put in a char array, there is also a null terminating character added to the end, '\0'
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: string of characters that is read into a variable of type string includes,
Grade (0-5): 1.5
Question: Briefly describe the divide-and-conquer paradigm.
Instructor answer: Divide a problem into smaller subproblems, solve them recursively, and then combine the solutions into a solution for the original problem.

Student answer: For example we have an array on n elements, the divide and conquer splits up the array into equal halves and repeats this process until each element is by itself
Grade (0-5): 4

Student answer: Divide and coquer means dividing a problem into 2+ problems which are solved and then merged  back together for a final solution to the whole problem.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: The divide and conquer paradigm divides a problem into smaller and smaller portions that are easier to solve.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: Divide elements,recur then conquer, which works in merge sort and quicksort.
Grade (0-5): 4

Student answer: To divide and conquer, you divide the program in half once or multiple times to the extent that the program as a whole is easier to work in groups to solve the problem.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: to divide one larger string/line of values and sepereate them into smallers lines to easily manipulate them and then replace them in the order in which they should be.
Grade (0-5): 3.5

Student answer: Split the problem into smaller, more manageable parts, and proceed to address the smaller problems.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: dived and conquer is the breaking up of a large complex program into small easy to solve components.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: Dividing a larger problem into the smallest incident of the problem and solving the smallest incident.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: Break up very large data structures into smaller sub-units, that are easier to manipulate.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: The divide-and-conquer technique is where it takes the sorting algorithm and breaks up the array into smaller elements of the array to tackle the problem and run the algorithm.
Grade (0-5): 4

Student answer: The divide-and-conquer paradigm divides the problem into two pieces and works on each piece separately, allowing for a faster approach to 2 separate smaller problems.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: Take a problem and divide it into a smaller problem and solve that smaller problem, or divide it into a smaller problem and solve it, thus solving the whole problem in the process.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: The idea is to split the problem into half and solve for the smaller split-problems.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: The divide and conquer paradigm, splits a large problem into simpler problems, at which point it solves the simpler problems and merges the simple solutions together to answer the large problem.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: Divide-and-conquer refers to abstraction, the act of separating large, complex problems into smaller, easier problems that can be solved by a relatively simple algorithm.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: It takes a large problem and splits it into two or more easier or faster solutions, and  makes for better readability.
Grade (0-5): 4.5
Question: Briefly describe the divide-and-conquer paradigm.
Instructor answer: Divide a problem into smaller subproblems, solve them recursively, and then combine the solutions into a solution for the original problem.

Student answer: it is the taking of a larger problem and splitting it into simpler smaller problems.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: It divides the problem into singular units and works on the problem piece by piece until the problem is solved.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: smaller parts are easier to compare than comparing the whole, so it divides the problem down in halves until it can easily compare, then works backwards putting it back together to give the solution.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: a divide-and-conquer paradigm. takes some data, divides it into two parts, and works on each part indiviually until the item is found.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: The idea of divide and conquer is to take a large problem, split it into n smaller problems, making the program easier to read and modify.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: the divide and conquer paradigm is a recursive solution that keeps dividing the problem into halves until a base case is reached.
Grade (0-5): 4.5

Student answer: dividing and conquering means breaking a problem into two smaller problems, solving both of those, and putting the two solutions together.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: Divide the big problem into small problem, solve small problem and join small solved elements of the problem.<br>if there is two ore more elements in the array, divide the array into parts and compare the elements, after comperison, conquer the elements. If array have n element, first half have n/2 elements
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: divide the array in half, sort each half, then sort them back in one array
Grade (0-5): 3

Student answer: You take a class and break down everything it is supposed to do into easily managed functions.
Grade (0-5): 3

Student answer: this is shown by the use of .cpp and header files.  by splitting the program up into smaller subsections of individual code, it becomes easier to write and keep up with as opposed to having all of your code in one file
Grade (0-5): 3

Student answer: When a problem is too big, split it into smaller problems of the same type, and solve those, then from the solutions of the smaller problem, give the solution to the larger original problem.
Grade (0-5): 5

Student answer: it is the separating of large program into smaller classes then until target is reached.
Grade (0-5): 3.5