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Chapter 20. Containers in Memory, Part 1: Levels of Memory Management

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Memory management on modern operating systems can be complex and sophisticated in its own right, but it's only one layer of memory management that matters to C++ programs. The standard library provides and enables several further levels, any and all of which can matter a lot to your program.

JG Question

1. What are memory managers (also known as memory allocators), and what is their basic function? Briefly describe two of the major dynamic memory management strategies in C++.

Guru Question

1. In the context of the C++ standard library and the typical environments in which implementations of that library are used, what different levels of memory management exist? What can ...