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 …
malloc - What is a Memory Heap? - Stack Overflow
Feb 22, 2010 · A memory heap is a location in memory where memory may be allocated at random access. Unlike the stack where memory is allocated and released in a very defined …
When would I want to use a heap? - Stack Overflow
Apr 14, 2009 · Besides the obvious answer of a Priority Queue, when would a heap be useful in my programming adventures?
What's the relationship between "a" heap and "the" heap?
Jun 22, 2009 · A heap is a tree data structure where higher levels of the tree always contain greater (or lesser, if it's set up that way) values than lower levels. "The" heap is a bunch of free …
How is the java memory pool divided? - Stack Overflow
Heap memory The heap memory is the runtime data area from which the Java VM allocates memory for all class instances and arrays. The heap may be of a fixed or variable size. The …
Heap Memory in C Programming - Stack Overflow
Apr 6, 2017 · The heap is part of your process's address space. The heap can be grown or shrunk; you manipulate it by calling brk(2) or sbrk(2). This is in fact what malloc(3) does. …
Why are two different concepts both called "heap"? [duplicate]
Why are the runtime heap used for dynamic memory allocation in C-style languages and the data structure both called "the heap"? Is there some relation?
c# - Memory allocation: Stack vs Heap? - Stack Overflow
I am getting confused with memory allocation basics between Stack vs Heap. As per the standard definition (things which everybody says), all Value Types will get allocated onto a Stack and …
Stack, Static, and Heap in C++ - Stack Overflow
Nov 2, 2015 · The heap is a bunch of memory that can be used dynamically. If you want 4kb for an object then the dynamic allocator will look through its list of free space in the heap, pick out …
algorithm - Heap vs Binary Search Tree (BST) - Stack Overflow
May 27, 2011 · What is the difference between a heap and BST? When to use a heap and when to use a BST? If you want to get the elements in a sorted fashion, is BST better over heap?