Questions

Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of this chapter:

1. What is P/Invoke short for?
2. Explain what P/Invoke is.
3. What is the unsafe keyword used for?
4. Explain object generations.
5. What is the fixed keyword used for?
6. What is the C++ type for a string?
7. What NuGet package do you have to import to work with Python code?
8. What pattern do you use to safely dispose of managed and unmanaged objects?
9. How do you dispose of large fields?

Further reading

To learn more about the topics that were covered in this chapter, take a look at the following resources:

• Unsafe code language specification: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/language-specification/unsafe-code.
• C# tutorial for beginners: What is Unsafe Code? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIqEBMw_Syk.
• Interoperating with unmanaged code: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/interop/.
• Interop Marshaling: https:...