Which function is generally used to copy a specified number of bytes from one memory area to another?

Options

  • A. memcpy()
  • B. strlen()
  • C. realloc()
  • D. More than one of the above
  • E. None of the above

Correct Answer (Detailed Explanation is Below)

A. memcpy()

Detailed Explanation

Answer: (A) memcpy()

memcpy() is a memory manipulation function used to copy a specified number of bytes from one memory area to another.

Its basic form is memcpy(destination, source, number_of_bytes).

It is different from strlen(), which is used to determine the length of a null-terminated C-style string.

When using memcpy(), the programmer must ensure that the source and destination memory regions are valid and appropriately sized.