Practice Stack vs. Heap Memory - 3.3.3 | 3. Memory Management in Real-Time and Embedded Operating Systems | Operating Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What type of memory is used for local variables?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about where function variables are stored.

Question 2

Easy

Which memory type requires manual deallocation?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider dynamic allocations that need cleanup.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

Which type of memory is automatically managed?

  • Stack
  • Heap
  • Both

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the behavior of local variables and function calls.

Question 2

True or False: Heap memory is faster than stack memory.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider allocation times for both types.

Solve and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Create a scenario where using stack memory leads to failure in an embedded system.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider recursive calls without a condition.

Question 2

Propose a method to optimize heap memory allocation in a real-time application.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about fixed-size blocks versus dynamic sizes.

Challenge and get performance evaluation