Call Stack (Heap)

Question 1

What is the process

Answer 1

The instance of a program being executed

Question 2

What are the two types of memory allocation

Answer 2

Static and dynamic

Question 3

What does each process contain

Answer 3

Call stack (where local variables, parameters and return address are stored)
Heap (where strings, list and arrays are stored)
Global variables
Program code

Question 4

What are the 2 purposes of the call stack

Answer 4

Keep track of which code the program needs to return to
Keep track of the parameters and local variables

Question 5

What is the call stack made of

Answer 5

Local variables
Parameters
Return address

Question 6

What is the heap

Answer 6

A pool of unallocated memory used to store data for objects

Question 7

How does the heap work

Answer 7

When a new object is created the heap grows in size. When all references to the object is gone memory is freed meaning the heap shrinks