1. Examine the function below and answer the following questions. int gLobal = 2

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1. Examine the function below and answer the following questions.

int gLobal = 25; // declared outside function
int func( int X, char *Y, BYTE Z )
{
int a;
char b[] = “The lazy dog ate the red fox before jumping over it.”
char *c;
c = (char *) malloc(512K);
a = b[0];
return a;
}

a. What is the classification of memory in which the following are stored. (Program, Stack, or Heap)

i. X
ii. Y
iii. a
iv. c
v. The elements in the variable ‘c’.
vi. gLobal
vii. The array variable ‘b’.
viii. The elements in the variable ‘b’.
ix. The text string for ‘b’.

Explanation / Answer

Parameter values to functions are stored on the stack.
i. X ->Stack
ii. Y->Stack
iii. a->Stack [Local variables are stored in Stack]
iv. c->Stack
v. The elements in the variable ‘c’.->Heap
vi. gLobal->Program
vii. The array variable ‘b’.->Stack
viii. The elements in the variable ‘b’.->Stack
ix. The text string for ‘b’.->Stack


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