Top 10 List of Week 04

Writing endian-independent code in C
More than just what the title says, this site also explains the importance of endianness and how it affects a code.
A Survey of Different Architectures
Different processors might use different endianness, for example Intel architecture chips are little endian, but it seems that Intel added BSWAP to later chips.
Pointers in C Programming: What is Pointer, Types & Examples
This site explains pointers in C, including the declaration. It helps me understand what * and & means when you’re declaring a variable.
What is x86 Architecture and its difference between x64?
I thought x86 is some kind of new and better architecture… only to find out that it’s actually x32. This site also explains how x64 is better than x86 as well.
Why is Windows 32-bit called Windows x86 and not Windows x32?
A complement to the link before, this explains some answers to my question of why it’s called x86 instead of x32.
Compare the memory management of windows with linux
This site explains Windows and Linux comparison about memory management. It uses a lot of terms but they are explained briefly before the main topic, so you can learn some more terms and concepts as well.
Paging in Operating System (OS)
This site explains about paging and segmentations. It includes a lot of images and some videos, so it’s easier to me to understand compared to just read everything.
Logical and Physical Address in Operating System
This site explains about difference between logical and physical address. It includes image and comparison chart as well.
How Virtual Memory Works
Explains about virtual memory in operating system. It includes the link towards other articles about memory as well.
What Is the Difference Between Virtual Memory & Physical Memory?
Nunc imperdiet gravida lorem vitae tincidunt. Explains the difference between virtual & physical memory in operating systems. It uses short explanation for each term and concept so it’s not hard to understand.