Pointer Variables in Programming Languages
In C and C++ programming languages, which symbol is used to access the value stored at a memory address:
Answer: *
Explanation
In both C and C++ programming languages, the symbol used to access the value stored at a memory address (dereferencing a pointer) is the asterisk (*).
* and & are the operators used in pointers.
* gives us the value stored at a particular address
whereas “ & “ gives us the address of the variable
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