Question

Explain each kind of pointer and for what it is appropriate.

Answer 1

Answer:(1) Null pointer(2)huge pointer (3) far pointer (4)near pointer

Explanation:

(1)Null pointer: null pointer is a type of pointer that points at nothing

(2)Huge pointer: Just like a far pointer, it is use to point to the a whole resident of RAM

(4) Near pointer: It can only point to a smaller segment of RAM

(5) Generic pointer is a pointer used when you have more than one item of different type to choose

Answer 2

Pointer: A pointer is a variable which holds the address of other variable of the specified data type(like int,float,char). In programming we basically use pointers to store the other variable's address.