5 Questions
Which one of the following best describes a process in an operating system?
A virtual address space
What are the segments in a virtual address space (VAS)?
Code, static data, stack, and heap
Which type of memory allocation is used for dynamically allocated data in the heap?
Explicit allocation
What does the heap memory manager do?
Manages the heap memory
What type of memory is allocated at runtime by malloc and new?
Heap memory
Test your knowledge on heap memory management and how it is brought together with processes. Explore the concept of virtual address spaces and their mapping onto physical memory. Learn about segments such as code, SDS, stack, and more.
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