Which term refers to the value that a function returns to its caller?

• A. Input/Output Symbol
• B. Storage Location
• C. Return Value
• D. Processing Symbol

Answer: (C)

A function delivers a result back to the code that called it—the value that comes out after the function finishes is the return value. This is the number or object produced by the function as its output, and it’s what the caller receives, often via a return statement. For example, if a function adds two numbers and you call it with 3 and 4, the return value is 7, which the caller can assign to a variable or use in an expression. The other terms describe different ideas: an input/output symbol isn’t the produced result, a storage location is where data is kept, and a processing symbol refers to an operation, not the data returned.