When an exception is thrown, if the program does not handle the exception, then the function ____ is called to terminate the program.
A) log
B) what
C) terminate
D) close

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If an exception is thrown and not handled, the program will terminate by calling the operating system's terminate function. This function forcibly terminates the program and frees up any resources allocated to it, such as memory. It is the appropriate and expected behavior in such situations. A log function may be used for debugging or logging purposes, but it will not prevent the program from terminating. "What" and "close" are not appropriate choices as they do not refer to any standard functions related to exception handling or program termination.

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