Discussion
Memory returned by malloc() is automatically initialised to zero.
Answer: B
Correct answer: False
malloc() leaves the contents of the block indeterminate, so reading it before writing is undefined behaviour. calloc() is the function that clears the memory to zero, and it is the reason calloc() is preferred when a zeroed buffer is required.
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