C Programming Questions and Answers – Storage Management – 1

This set of C Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Storage Management – 1”.

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1. The function ____ obtains a block of memory dynamically.
a) calloc
b) malloc
c) both calloc & malloc
d) free
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Answer: c
Explanation: None.

2. void * malloc(size_t n) returns?
a) Pointer to n bytes of uninitialized storage
b) NULL if the request can be satisfied
c) Nothing
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.
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3. calloc() returns storage that is initialized to.
a) Zero
b) Null
c) Nothing
d) One
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.

4. In function free(p), p is a _______
a) int
b) pointer returned by malloc()
c) pointer returned by calloc()
d) pointer returned by malloc() & calloc()
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Answer: d
Explanation: None.
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5. What will be the output of the following C code?

  1.     #include <stdio.h>
  2.     void main()
  3.     {
  4.         char *p = calloc(100, 1);
  5.         p = "welcome";
  6.         printf("%s\n", p);
  7.     }

a) Segmentation fault
b) Garbage
c) Error
d) welcome
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Answer: d
Explanation: None.
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6. Memory allocation using malloc() is done in _________
a) Static area
b) Stack area
c) Heap area
d) Both Stack & Heap area
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Answer: c
Explanation: None.
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7. Why do we write (int *) before malloc?

int *ip = (int *)malloc(sizeof(int));

a) It is for the syntax correctness
b) It is for the type-casting
c) It is to inform malloc function about the data-type expected
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: None.

8. Which of the following is used during memory deallocation in C?
a) remove(p);
b) delete(p);
c) free(p);
d) terminate(p);
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Answer: c
Explanation: None.

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