Computer Instructions: Storage Order

Little-Endian Pros:

• Little-endian systems store the least significant byte first, which can simplify certain arithmetic and Boolean operations.
• This approach allows for more efficient data access on some modern processors, as they often begin computations with least significant bits.
• Little-endian formats are widely used in x86 architectures, making them common in personal computing and widely supported in modern applications.

Little-Endian Cons:

• Such systems can be less intuitive when viewing data in memory, as the least significant byte appears first, which can be confusing for human readability.
• Data exchange with big-endian systems often requires byte-swapping, complicating network programming.
• This format may be less compatible with network protocols that expect big-endian order, requiring extra handling in network applications.