It doesn''t matter if you use decimal or hexadecimal constants. As long as they are equal in value, absolutely the same code will be generated.
Yes, all pointers can be indexed using [] and manipulated as arrays. If I''m not mistaken, the array variable is actually a const pointer to its first element:
int array[];const int *array;
would produce the same results when used, for example, in a parameter list. Of course, you can''t allocate an array using a pointer.
I think you actually can use a reference to access memory, like so:
int *pVRAM = 0xa000;int& pixel = *vRAM;// orint& pixel = vRAM[100];
However, a reference is a reference to one object of whatever type that element is. Since you probably want to treat memory like an array, references will be of little use.
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Good questions, you are truely wanting to learn how everything works. 
