Computer Science: An Overview (12th Edition)
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Author: Glenn Brookshear, Dennis Brylow
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8.2, Problem 3QE
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Pointer:
Pointer represents a storage area in the computer memory which contains the encoded address. These encoded addresses can be in the form of numeric values. It acts as a variable which captures the memory address of another variable of same type.
Pointer in reference to the data structures is used to record the location of an entry point. Pointer allows access to the memory address in both protected and unprotected manner and holds the location.
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