The following statement __________ cin *num3;
A) stores the keyboard input in the variable num3
B) stores the keyboard input into the pointer num3
C) is illegal in C++
D) stores the keyboard input into the variable pointed to by num3
E) None of these

Question

The following statement __________ cin >> *num3;
A) stores the keyboard input in the variable num3
B) stores the keyboard input into the pointer num3
C) is illegal in C++
D) stores the keyboard input into the variable pointed to by num3
E) None of these

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The *num3 indicates that we want to access the value pointed to by the pointer variable num3. Therefore, the input from the keyboard will be stored in the variable pointed to by num3, not in the pointer variable itself.

The Following Statement __________ Cin >> *Num3;