what is the start of executable code?

Question

"Since pointers can point to an address in any memory location, they can also point to the start of executable code."

what is the start of executable code?

Answer 1

Obviously main function....

Answer 2

Executable code generally refers to machine language, which is the set of native instructions the computer carries out in hardware. Executable files in the DOS/Windows world use . EXE and . COM file extensions, while executable files in Mac, Linux and Unix do not require specific extensions.