Question

What are automatic variables?

(a) Global variables

(b) Implicit/temporary variables

(c) Local variables

(d) System variables

This question was addressed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

This intriguing question comes from Automatic Variable in portion Memory Allocation & Scope of Variable of Object Oriented Programming

Answer 1

Right option is (c) Local variables

To explain: The local variables are also known as automatic variables. The variables in any local scope that are created and destroyed as the program executes its scope.