Which of the following is NOT a fact about the heap?(1 point)ResponsesA memory leak may occur when a heap gets too large.A memory leak may occur when a heap gets too large.A heap is ordered, sequential, and smaller than a stack.A heap is ordered, sequential, and smaller than a stack.Access to and from the heap is slower than access to and from a stack.Access to and from the heap is slower than access to and from a stack.When an object is created, it typically goes into the heap, and a reference to the object goes into the stack.

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Which of the following is NOT a fact about the heap?(1 point)ResponsesA memory leak may occur when a heap gets too large.A memory leak may occur when a heap gets too large.A heap is ordered, sequential, and smaller than a stack.A heap is ordered, sequential, and smaller than a stack.Access to and from the heap is slower than access to and from a stack.Access to and from the heap is slower than access to and from a stack.When an object is created, it typically goes into the heap, and a reference to the object goes into the stack.

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The statement that is NOT a fact about the heap is:

"A heap is ordered, sequential, and smaller than a stack."

This statement is incorrect because a heap does not have a specific order like a binary heap does (which is a specific type of heap structure), and it is not inherently sequential in the same way that stack memory is. Additionally, heaps (in terms of memory allocation) can be larger than stacks depending on the program's requirements and the system configuration. In general, the characteristics of heaps and stacks differ, but the claim that heaps are ordered and smaller than stacks is misleading.