What is the difference between calloc() and malloc() fun.

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    Aakanksha
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    What is the difference between calloc() and malloc() fun.

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    alloc(…) allocates a block of memory for an array of elements of a certain size. By default the block is initialized to 0. The total number of memory allocated will be (number_of_elements * size).

    malloc(…) takes in only a single argument which is the memory required in bytes. malloc(…) allocated bytes of memory and not blocks of memory like calloc(…).

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