Flashcards: Memory Mastery in C Programming — 10 cards

Pointer — definition?

Variable storing a memory address.

Pointer — definition?

Variable storing another variable's memory address.

Pointer declaration — syntax?

Data type followed by * (e.g., int *p;).

Address-of Operator (&) — purpose?

Returns variable’s memory address.

Pointer and arrays — relationship?

Array name evaluates to address of first element.

Dereference Operator (*) — function?

Accesses/modifies value at pointer’s address.

Null Pointer — indicates?

Pointer does not point to valid memory.

Pointer to Pointer — declared as?

`type**` for multi-level indirection.

Array and Pointer — relationship?

Array name is array’s first element address.

Pointers in memory management?

Enable dynamic allocation and complex data structures.