Q. What is the simplified data flow that is described by high-level languages?

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Q. Why are most reversers interested in obtaining a view of the program that matches the simplified high-level view as closely as possible?

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Q. What is the reason behind stripping or mangling the human-readable information from binaries shipped to end-users?

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Q. What is the purpose of understanding how programs view and treat data from both the programmer’s high-level perspective and the low-level machine-generated code?

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Q. What is the key to managing and storing data for a software developer?

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Q. What do programming languages provide for managing variables?

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Q. What determines which parts of a program can access a variable and where it will be physically stored?

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Q. What are user-defined data structures?

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Q. What types of data fields can be contained within a user-defined data structure?

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Q. Why is it critical to properly identify and decipher the contents of user-defined data structures when reversing a program?

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Q. What is the key to successfully identifying user-defined data structures during reversing?

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Q. What are generic data structures used for in programs?

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Q. What is a list in a program?

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Q. What are examples of user-visible lists in programs?

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Q. Why is the way in which lists are laid out in memory a significant design decision for software engineers?

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Q. What is a criterion for choosing the format of a list in a program?

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Q. What is an array in programming?

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Q. What is the downside of using arrays when adding or removing items in the middle of the list?

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Q. What is a linked list in programming?

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Q. What is the advantage of using a linked list when adding or removing items in the middle of the list?

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