When you work with a dereferenced pointer, you are actually working with ________.
A)a variable whose memory has been allocated
B)a copy of the value pointed to by the pointer variable
C)the actual value of the variable whose address is stored in the pointer variable
D)All of these
E)None of these

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When a pointer is dereferenced, it accesses and manipulates the actual value of the variable whose address is stored in the pointer variable. Therefore, option C is the correct answer. Options A and B are not accurate because they do not represent the actual value of the variable being pointed to. Option D is incorrect because only option C is true.

When You Work with a Dereferenced Pointer, You Are Actually