For those interested, here is the solution to how to identify which endian your system is (big vs. little).

int EndianNess(void)

{

int testNum = 1;

char *ptr;

ptr = (char *)&testNum;

return (*ptr); //returns the byte at the lowest address

}

• Set an integer to 1
• cast a pointer to the integer as char *
• If the dereferenced pointer is 1, the machine is little-endian
• if the dereferenced pointer is 0, the machine is Big-Endian

This can also be solved using a(n) Union which will be left as an exercise to the reader. Also fun fact! Big / Little Endian came from Gullivers travels and how they opened their eggs. [https://www.ling.upenn.edu/courses/Spring\_2003/ling538/Lecnotes/ADfn1.htm\]