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  1. How does the computer stores the values in memory?

    Nov 14, 2023 · The computer stores bits, the 16 bit value 0b10101010101101011 is the same as 0xAABB, just easier for humans to carry the 0xAABB around when communicating to each other or …

  2. What and where are the stack and heap? - Stack Overflow

    Sep 17, 2008 · What are the stack and heap? Where are they located physically in a computer's memory? To what extent are they controlled by the OS or language run-time? What is their scope? …

  3. memory - Gigabyte or Gibibyte (1000 or 1024)? - Stack Overflow

    Dec 3, 2016 · The term gigabyte is commonly used to mean either 1000 3 bytes or 1024 3 bytes depending on the context. Disk manufacturers prefer the decimal term while memory manufacturers …

  4. How are variable names stored in memory in C? - Stack Overflow

    Feb 8, 2013 · How does the compiler recognize that the string "variable_name" is associated with that particular memory address? Is the string "variable_name" stored somewhere in memory? Does the …

  5. How a variable and its reference is stored and accessed in computer …

    Dec 24, 2018 · The simplest one is that the computer has, in a certain moment, an amount of free and contiguous memory. When a program starts, all that (free and contiguous) memory is given to the …

  6. How do I find the CPU and RAM usage using PowerShell?

    Jun 9, 2011 · 91 I am trying to get PowerShell to give me the RAM and CPU usage, but I can't figure out what WMI class to use. My computer has two processors, so it would be useful to have the …

  7. Heap Memory in C Programming - Stack Overflow

    Failure to free the memory when you are finished with it will result in what is known as a memory leak – memory that is still “being used”, and not available to other processes. Unlike the stack, there are …

  8. How do I monitor the computer's CPU, memory, and disk usage in Java?

    Current CPU usage** (percent) Available memory* (free/total) Available disk space (free/total) *Note that I mean overall memory available to the whole system, not just the JVM. I'm looking for a cross …

  9. computer science - What does the memory address mean? - Stack …

    Jan 18, 2011 · A hex memory address (like what you would see if you printed out the value of a pointer) points to a location in virtual memory. On a 32 bit system, each process has a full 4GB of virtual …

  10. memory - What is segmentation and paging in Computer Science?

    May 10, 2014 · The operating system would intercept that exception, allocate a new page of physical memory, and load the memory from disk then restart the instruction. If the operating system needed …