Why Array Index starts from Zero

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Why Array Index starts from Zero..

Answer / karthiga

In os the memory location starts with 0 only.Consider, if
we try to store the value at 1st location means we cant use
our os memory efficiently.That's why all the data type's
memory size are in even numbers.

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Why Array Index starts from Zero..

Answer / tamil

I think may be 13th answer is correct

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Why Array Index starts from Zero..

Answer / digvijay mishra

I think it dosen,t contain any appropriate answer. If i
will find the appropriate one then i post
it.................

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Why Array Index starts from Zero..

Answer / priyanka

I think it is just a programming convention nothing more than that otherwise in c array index starts from 1 and can be compiled from the same compiler with which C
++ program can be.

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Why Array Index starts from Zero..

Answer / sandeep

array start with zero index ,it have two main reason.
1>when we allocate a memory first element always store the
address .then u are able to communicate with next address.
example:a[i] put i=0,then it show the address ..

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Why Array Index starts from Zero..

Answer / mohit

There are many language have array index is starting with
zero and one. The main reason of starting of array is index
is dynamically allocation of array size. Those language
follow the concept of array index is zero have dyanamicaly
allocation of memory and on the other hand starting with one
only have concept of staticlly allocaton.

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Why Array Index starts from Zero..

Answer / san

Yes, first one is absolutely correct because before going
to array size we have to analyze the register settings.

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Why Array Index starts from Zero..

Answer / ved prakash sharma

All Ans. are wrong.

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Why Array Index starts from Zero..

Answer / guru

Simple answer, 0 is the starting number of natural numbers.

Be +ve always.. So no one will like to use -ve numbers more than the positive numbers.

You may thing above answer is wrong but the designer will consider above things in mind and creates the compiler.

Thanks,
GP

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Why Array Index starts from Zero..

Answer / murukesan

i think 2nd answer is correct
'we can also
access the array elements as'i[a]' instead of 'a[i]' , &
this will not produce an error' is wrong

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