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The C code initializes an integer variable 'a' to 10 and uses pointers to modify its value. The output of the program is three printed values: 10, 15, and 20, reflecting the changes made through pointer dereferencing. The correct answer is option c) 10, 15, 20.

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Pointers Pseudocodes - 2

The C code initializes an integer variable 'a' to 10 and uses pointers to modify its value. The output of the program is three printed values: 10, 15, and 20, reflecting the changes made through pointer dereferencing. The correct answer is option c) 10, 15, 20.

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What will be the output of the following C code?

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
int a = 10;
int *p, **q;
p = &a;
q = &p;

printf("%d\n", a);
*p = 15;
printf("%d\n", a);
**q = 20;
printf("%d\n", a);

return 0;
}

Options:
a) 20, 20.20
b) 10, 15, 10
c) 10, 15, 20
d) 15, 20, 20

Explanation
1. Initialization:
● The integer variable a is initialized to 10.
● A pointer p is declared and assigned the address of a.
● A double pointer q is declared and assigned the address of p.
2. First Output:
● The first printf statement prints the value of a, which is 10.
3. Modification through Pointer:
● The statement *p = 15; changes the value of a to 15 (since *p
dereferences p, pointing to a).
4. Second Output:
● The second printf statement prints the updated value of a, which is now
15.
5. Modification through Double Pointer:
● The statement **q = 20; changes the value of a to 20 (since **q
dereferences q to get to p, and then dereferences p to access and modify
a).
6. Third Output:
● The third printf statement prints the final value of a, which is now 20.

Final Output
The printed output from this code will be:
10
15
20

Correct Answer: c) 10, 15, 20

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