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variables which are declared outside main( ) are called external variables.
#include<stdio.h>
int a = 5;
main( )

void display{ ):
printf("\n Value of a in main( )= %d ".a );
display();

display()

printf("\n Value of adisplay() function = %d" , a );

3. STATIC VARIABLE
Static variables are defined within a function and they have the same scope rule of
automatic variables. But the value of static variables will be retained throughout the program.
static int a;
static int b = 5:

# include<stdio.h>
void main( )

int i;
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int a = 0;
printf("\n a =%d", a );
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main( )

int i;
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printf("\n a =%d", a );
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a = 2

4. REGISTER STORAGE CLASS :

Automatic variables are stored in memnory but register variables are stored in CPU
registers. To access variables from memory takes more time as compared to access variables
from CPU registers. When variables are used very frequently then they assigned as register
variables.
register int a;
#include<stdio.h>
main( )

register int a
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