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Memory Layout of a C Program

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Intuitive Surgical
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Welcome to your interview for the Embedded Engineer role at Intuitive Surgical.

The question is on your right: Memory Layout of a C Program. Take a moment with it first.

Talk your thinking through with me if you like - when you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen. You have three graded attempts to score 7/10 or better.

Only Submit answer is graded - discussion is free practice.

Problem

Walk through the exact memory layout of a C program, explaining where global, static, local, and dynamically allocated variables reside.