Topic 6 Theory

Question 1

Stack

Answer 1

Maintains procedure call frames, subroutine linkage, etc

Question 2

Heap

Answer 2

dynamically allocated memory

Question 3

bss

Answer 3

(block starting symbol) declare uninitalized variables, global or static variable initialised to 0.

Question 4

Data

Answer 4

declare initialized data or constants not changing at runtime.

Question 5

Text

Answer 5

keeps the actual code. must begin with declaration global main, telling the kernel where program execution begins