Memory

Overview

In this lesson, you'll explore how computers store and manage data in memory. We'll cover the difference between stack and heap allocation, understand memory addresses and pointers, and see how memory layout affects the performance of different data structures.

Memory management is crucial for understanding why certain data structures are faster than others. By learning how computers organize and access memory, you'll develop intuition for choosing structures that work with the hardware rather than against it.

Key concepts you'll master:

• Understanding stack vs heap memory allocation
• Learning about memory addresses and pointers
• Exploring memory layout and cache performance
• Analyzing how data structure choice affects memory usage
• Building awareness of memory-efficient programming patterns

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