An element of a two-dimensional array is referred to by ________ followed by ________.
A)the array name, the column number of element
B)the row subscript of the element, the column subscript of the element
C)a comma, a semicolon
D)the row subscript of element, the array name
E)None of these

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A two-dimensional array is essentially a matrix, with rows and columns. Therefore, to refer to an element in a two-dimensional array, we need to specify its position in terms of row and column. This is done using the row subscript and column subscript of the element. Therefore, choice B is the correct option. The other options are incorrect because they either refer to only one dimension of the array, or use incorrect syntax.

An Element of a Two-Dimensional Array Is Referred to by ________