Module 2

Question 1

Why is the gets() function dangerous?

Answer 1

Because it reads input until a newline or EOF without checking the buffer size so it can easily cause overflow

Question 2

What is a segmentation fault?

Answer 2

An error when the CPU tries to read or ex ecute memory that’s invalid, unmapped, or non-executable

Question 3

Where is the small return value typically stored and why there?

Answer 3

EAX register because its a general-purpose register that compilers conventionally use to pass back results from a function