Linux Startup and Shutdown Interview Question:

In which condition this prgram will print the string "google"?

#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>

int main()
{
int *ptr;
ptr = (int *)malloc(sizeof(int)*10);
if (ptr == NULL)
printf("googlen");
return 0;
}
a) if the memory could not be allocated to the pointer "ptr"
b) if the memory has been allocated to the pointer "ptr" successfully
c) it will never print
d) none of the mentioned

Submitted by: Murtaza

a) if the memory could not be allocated to the pointer "ptr"
Explanation:
The malloc() returns NULL when the memory is not allocated.
Submitted by: Murtaza