Q. How is a low-level code sequence that accesses an imported variable different from a common code sequence?

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Q. What are imported variables?

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Q. Why are imported variables important for reversers?

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Q. How can imported variables be identified?

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Q. What is the primary method for using constants in C and C++?

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Q. How are constants defined using the #define directive interpreted by the compiler?

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Q. What is thread-local storage?

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Q. Which of the following is not a function included in the TLS API in Windows?

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Q. What is the declspec(thread) attribute used for in Windows programs?

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Q. How can a thread-local variable be identified while reversing a Windows program?

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Q. What is a data structure?

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Q. What is a generic data structure?

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Q. What is the important thing to remember about generic data structures?

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Q. Can a data structure have a variable-sized array as its last member?

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Q. Where do generic data structures usually reside?

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Q. Why are data structures usually aligned to the processor's native word-size boundaries?

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Q. What is a good example of a Boolean member in a 32-bit-aligned structure?

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Q. Why do compilers usually align data structure member sizes to the processor's word size?

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Q. Why is it not worthwhile to create a 1-bit-long data member in a 32-bit-aligned structure?

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Q. What is the smallest unit that 32-bit processors can directly address?

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