Linux Programming Interface: Chapter 6

Question 1 of 10

1

Which data segments of a process contain global and static variables?

Select one of the following:

initialized data segment
uninitialized data segment
stack
heap
text

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

Was process segment does globBuf reside in?

Select one of the following:

initialized data segment
uninitialized data segment
text
heap
stack

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

What process data segment does primes reside in?

Select one of the following:

initialized data segment
uninitialized data segment
text
heap
stack

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

In what process segment does result (depicted) reside?

Select one of the following:

initialized data segment
uninitialized data segment
text
stack
heap

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

The name for: tendency of a program to reference memory addresses that are near those that were recently accessed (because of sequential process- ing of instructions, and, sometimes, sequential processing of data structures).

Select one of the following:

Spatial locality
Temporal locality

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

The name for: tendency of a program to access the same memory addresses in the near future that it accessed in the recent past (because of loops).

Select one of the following:

Spatial locality
Temporal locality

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

argv and environ contains pointers that are terminated with NULL characters

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

The stack grows upward toward higher memory addresses

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

The heap grows upward toward higher memory addresses

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

Where is argv and environ located in a vertical view of a processes virtual memory space?

Select one of the following:

Below kernel mappings (top)
Above stack segment
Below stack segment
Below initialized data segment
Above uninitialized data segment
Above text segment (bottom)

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Linux Programming Interface: Chapter 6

Question 1 of 10

Which data segments of a process contain global and static variables?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

Was process segment does globBuf reside in?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

What process data segment does primes reside in?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

In what process segment does result (depicted) reside?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

The name for: tendency of a program to reference memory addresses that are near those that were recently accessed (because of sequential process- ing of instructions, and, sometimes, sequential processing of data structures).

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

The name for: tendency of a program to access the same memory addresses in the near future that it accessed in the recent past (because of loops).

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

argv and environ contains pointers that are terminated with NULL characters

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

The stack grows upward toward higher memory addresses

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

The heap grows upward toward higher memory addresses

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

Where is argv and environ located in a vertical view of a processes virtual memory space?

Select one of the following:

Explanation