Dynamic Memory Allocation
Dynamic memory allocation with allocators, heap management, current break, memory manager implementation, and integrating dynamic allocation into existing programs.
Memory Layout & Virtual Memory
Complete memory layout of Linux programs including text, data, bss sections, stack growth direction, command-line arguments, environment variables, and address space layout.
Intermediate Memory Topics
How computers view memory as numbered storage locations, memory layout of Linux programs, stack organization, heap, and understanding virtual memory concepts.
Reading & Writing Structured Records
Reading records from files, displaying data, modifying records, implementing read_record and write_record functions, and combining file operations with data processing.
File Input/Output Operations
UNIX file concept, file descriptors, standard input/output, buffers, .bss section, and a practical toupper program example demonstrating file reading, processing, and writing.