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How can imported variables be identified?

a.

They are always declared as const

b.

They always have a specific naming convention

c.

They always involve an additional level of indirection

d.

They are always declared as global variables

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Answer: (c).They always involve an additional level of indirection Explanation:Identifying imported variables is usually fairly simple because accessing them always involves an additional level of indirection, which means that using them incurs a slight performance penalty.

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