Practice Bit Ordering: Big-endian Vs. Little-endian Byte Ordering In Memory (3.2.5)
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Bit Ordering: Big-endian vs. Little-endian Byte Ordering in Memory

Practice - Bit Ordering: Big-endian vs. Little-endian Byte Ordering in Memory

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is big-endian byte ordering?

💡 Hint: Think about how you read numbers.

Question 2 Easy

How is data stored in little-endian format?

💡 Hint: Consider the least significant byte's position in memory.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is big-endian byte ordering?

Store MSB at lowest address
Store LSB at lowest address
Random order

💡 Hint: Think of how you read numbers.

Question 2

True or False: In little-endian order, the most significant byte is stored first.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember the definition of little-endian.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

You are given a binary file created by a big-endian system containing the integer 0xAABBCCDD. Describe how a little-endian system will interpret the bytes if it reads them in sequence.

💡 Hint: Visualize how bytes reverse when switching endianness.

Challenge 2 Hard

Devise a program that reads a multi-byte integer from a binary file and correctly interprets it regardless of endianness. Outline your approach.

💡 Hint: How will you ensure compatibility across systems?

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