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What Are Pointers?


Problems

Problem : If a pointer stores the memory address 0x1234, what is the binary representation of this address?


Problem : Why does a pointer only need to point to the beginning of a variable in memory?


Problem : If a pointer is assigned a random address in memory, what's to guarantee that an actual variable lives at that address?


Problem : Why does every byte of memory need to have an address?


Problem : Is it possible for two memory locations to have the same address?


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