Data Segment

 

The computer program memory is organized into the following:

1. Data Segment (Data + BSS + Heap)
   1. data
      • global, static variable had initialized
      • read-write area
      • read-only area for const (.rodata)
   2. BBS
      • uninitialized data
   3. Heap
      • malloc
2. Stack
• call function
3. Code segment

 

Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_segment