Think Like a Coder, Ep. 8-Network Mapping and Recursion Concepts

What is the 'river of pure energy' that Ethic and Hedge fall into?

• A natural river flowing through a canyon.

• A torrent of energy flowing from the Brad Barrier to Huxenborg.

• A dangerous trap set by the robots.

• A metaphorical representation of their journey.

What are the three powerful artifacts Ethic needs to collect?

• Node of Wisdom, Node of Strength, Node of Agility

• Node of Memory, Node of Creation, Node of Power

• Node of Light, Node of Dark, Node of Balance

• Node of Knowledge, Node of Skill, Node of Will

What is the primary characteristic of the 'Gauntlet of Forking Paths'?

• It's a series of random, unpredictable paths.

• It's a single, straightforward path with many obstacles.

• It's a series of luminous conveyors where each section splits into two branches, with only one leading to safety.

• It's a maze designed to test physical strength.

What special ability does Hedge gain from the Node of Creation?

• He can fly at incredible speeds.

• He can create smaller, functional copies of himself.

• He can control the robots.

• He can teleport to any location.

In programming, what is recursion?

• A type of loop that repeats an action indefinitely.

• A set of instructions that refers back to itself, ideal for self-similar problems.

• A method for creating random number sequences.

• A way to store multiple values in a single variable.

In the simplest version of the maze, what happens to the copy that reaches the artifact?

• It is destroyed.

• It radios back the path it took.

• It creates more copies.

• It waits for the other copy.

When a copy reaches an intersection in a complex maze, what is its primary action?

• It destroys itself if it's on the wrong path.

• It radios back the path to the starting point.

• It makes more copies to explore all paths.

• It waits for the main bot to arrive.

How does a copy that finds the artifact communicate the correct path back to its parent?

• It radios the entire path from the start.

• It radios the path it took to get to its current spot and the route it just heard.

• It radios only the direction it needs to go next.

• It sends a signal to destroy other copies.

What is "Pathfinder" an example of in programming?

• A single, complex instruction.

• A set of instructions given a label for reuse.

• A hardware component for navigation.

• A type of data structure.

How many instructions are used to map an entire network of paths using the described method?

• One instruction.

• Two instructions.

• Three instructions.

• Four or more instructions.