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which of the below statemen(s)is(are) true for malloc() & new functions?

  1. malloc is used to allocate store for integer arrays only

  2. new is used to allocate store for objects only

  3. new is used to allocate any kind of memory

  4. malloc is used to allocate any kind of memory

  5. new initializes the store after allocation

  6. malloc intializes the store after allocation
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Explanation

Both malloc and new can allocate memory for any type, not just arrays or objects. In C++, new automatically initializes objects by invoking their constructors, whereas malloc simply allocates raw bytes of memory without performing initialization.

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