Summary
The memory used to store data in a program can be characterized by storage duration, scope, and linkage. Storage duration can be static, automatic, or allocated. If static, memory is allocated at the start of program execution and persists as long as the program is running. If automatic, memory for a variable is allocated when program execution enters the block in which the variable is defined and is freed when the block is exited. If allocated, memory is allocated by calling malloc() (or a related function) and freed by calling the free() function.
Scope determines which parts of a program can access the data. A variable defined outside of any function has file scope and is visible to any function defined after the variable's declaration. ...
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