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Can an infinite loop be dangerous to embedded systems due to memory leak?

(a) Yes

(b) Yes, but only if it is used within a limited scope

(c) No

(d) Yes, but only for some Arduino Boards

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Correct answer is (a) Yes

The explanation: Infinite loops are a good way to ensure that your program is running continuously without any interruptions. However in programming languages that allow raw memory management, it’s very easy to have a memory leak, or a continuous allocation of memory which eventually leads to the programming using all the memory available and eventually crashing the entire system.

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