What will be printed by the following C program related to a multi-dimensional array?

In the context of multi-dimensional arrays in C, understanding how the data is laid out in memory is crucial. When accessing elements of a multi-dimensional array, it is important to remember that C uses row-major order to store the array. This means that the first row is stored in contiguous memory locations, followed by the second row, and so on.

If the program accesses a specific element in a multi-dimensional array, it commonly does so using an expression that reflects the indices of the desired element. Each coordinate indicates a specific position in the rows and columns of the array.

Given that the answer selected is 2, it indicates that the program likely accesses the second element (remembering that indices start at 0 in C) of a multi-dimensional array or possibly sums up values or elements from the array's specific positions that result in this output.

For example, if the program initializes a multi-dimensional array and then performs an access like array[0][1], without knowing the actual elements of the array, it can be inferred that if the array was filled in such a way that array[0][1] equals 2, then the printed output would indeed be 2.

Understanding this foundational aspect of how data is organized and