Memory Management in data structures MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 14, 2025

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1. : What is the primary purpose of memory management in data structures?



2. : Which of the following is a type of memory allocation?



3. : What is static memory allocation?



4. : What is dynamic memory allocation?



5. : Which function is used to allocate memory dynamically in C?



6. : What happens if memory allocated using malloc() is not freed?



7. : Which function is used to deallocate memory in C?



8. : What is a memory leak?



9. : Which of the following is a disadvantage of dynamic memory allocation?



10. : What is fragmentation in memory management?



11. : What is the purpose of the ‘sizeof’ operator in C/C++?



12. : What is the difference between stack and heap memory?



13. : What type of memory allocation does the ‘new’ keyword perform in C++?



14. : Which operator is used to deallocate memory allocated with ‘new’ in C++?



15. : What can cause a dangling pointer?



16. : Which of the following methods can help prevent memory leaks?



17. : In which scenario would you prefer dynamic memory allocation?



18. : What is the main advantage of using dynamic memory allocation?



19. : Which of the following is NOT a memory management technique?



20. : What is a memory pool?



21. : What is the purpose of garbage collection?



22. : What is the impact of not managing memory properly in a program?



23. : In what situation would stack memory be preferred over heap memory?



24. : Which of the following is a common method to detect memory leaks?



25. : What does the term ‘stack overflow’ refer to?



26. : What is a sentinel value in memory management?



27. : What is the primary function of the operating system in memory management?



28. : How does segmentation differ from paging?



29. : What is ‘thrashing’ in the context of memory management?



30. : What is an object in memory management?



31. : What is the main disadvantage of static memory allocation?



32. : Which of the following best describes a heap?



33. : What are memory addresses?



34. : How can memory fragmentation be reduced?



35. : What does a pointer represent in memory management?



36. : What type of memory is automatically managed by the compiler?



 

 

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