Heap Management
Heap management refers to the allocation and deallocation of dynamic memory on the heap, which is a region of memory used for storing data that persists beyond the scope of a single function or block. Heap management is an essential aspect of memory management in programming languages that support dynamic memory allocation, such as C, C++, and Java. Here are the key concepts related to heap management: Dynamic Memory Allocation: Heap memory is allocated dynamically using functions like malloc , calloc , new (in C++), or allocate (in Java). These functions allocate a block of memory on the heap and return a pointer to the allocated memory. The allocated memory can be used to store data structures, objects, or arrays. Deallocation: When dynamic memory is no longer needed, it must be explicitly deallocated to avoid memory leaks. Functions like free (in C), delete (in C++), or dispose (in Java) are used to deallocate memory and release it back to the system. Failure to deallocate mem...