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 …

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 …

Apr 14, 2009 · Besides the obvious answer of a Priority Queue, when would a heap be useful in my programming adventures?

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?

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 …

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 …

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. Allocating from …

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?

Stack and heap memory is the abstraction over the memory model of the virtual memory ( which might swap memory between disk and RAM). So both stack and heap memory physically …

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 …