Case 4-1 Brian Is Trying His Best to Understand the Concept

question 54

Multiple Choice

Case 4-1 Brian is trying his best to understand the concept of variable scope, so he calls his friend Molly for guidance. Brian has defined another variable called strNumberOfSingers within a procedure, and he asks Molly what the lifetime of that variable is. What does she tell him?

• A) It is "alive" for the entire duration of the program.
• B) It is "alive" with the same contents during all executions of the procedure by the program.
• C) It is "alive" until the procedure is called by the larger program.
• D) It is "alive" from the time the procedure begins executing until the procedure ends.

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Definitions:

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