This is part of a guide that you can find here.
Bytes are loaded in different order, called endianness.
- Big-endian: the digits with the highest valence are initially.
- Little-endian: the digits with lowest valence are beginning.
Mainframe processors use the big-endian format, some RISC architectures, minicomputers and TCP/IP also tend to use big-endian.
- Address:
0xffff0000 - Word:
\xAA\xBB\xCC\xDD
| Memory Address | 0xffff0000 | 0xffff0001 | 0xffff0002 | 0xffff0003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big-Endian | AA | BB | CC | DD |
| Little-Endian | DD | CC | BB | AA |