Which of the following statements a), b) or c) is false?
A) The amount of memory in a computer is finite, so only a certain amount of memory can be used to store activation records on the function-call stack.
B) If more recursive function calls occur than can have their activation records stored on the stack, a fatal error known as an infinite loop occurs.
C) Running out of memory for the function-call stack typically is the result of infinite recursion, which can be caused by omitting the base case or writing the recursion step incorrectly so that it does not converge on the base case.
D) All of the above statements are true.

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Statement B is incorrect because the error described is not an infinite loop but a stack overflow. An infinite loop is a condition where a program keeps executing the same instructions without termination, whereas a stack overflow occurs when too many function calls are made, exceeding the stack's memory limit.

Which of the Following Statements A), B) or C) Is