Stacks Flashcards
1
Q
Memory layout
A
- Stack
- Empty space where stacjj and dynamic heap data grows into
- Dynamic Heap Data
- Static Data
- Literals
- Instructions
2
Q
Instructions (in memory layout)
A
Read only; executable
Initialized when process starts
3
Q
Literals (in memory layout)
A
Read-only; not executable
Initialized when process starts
4
Q
Static data (in memory layout)
A
Writable; not executable
Initialized when process starts
5
Q
Dynamic Heap Data
A
Writable; not executable
Managed by programmer
6
Q
Stack (in memory layout)
A
Writable; not executable
Managed automatically by compiler
7
Q
When does the stack grow
A
Each time a function is called
8
Q
When does the stack contract
A
Each time we return from a function
9
Q
Cases where local variables need to be stored in stack memory
A
Not enough registers to hold local variables
The address operator “&” is applied to a local variable
Local variable is array or structure
