Discussion
malloc() returns a float pointer if memory is allocated for storing float's and a double pointer if memory is allocated for storing double's.
Answer: B
Correct answer: False
malloc always returns void *, whatever the memory will be used for. It cannot do otherwise: the only argument it receives is a number of bytes, so it has no knowledge of the intended type.
The conversion to float * or double * happens at the assignment, implicitly in C. What malloc does guarantee is alignment suitable for any type, which is what makes that later conversion safe whatever the caller has in mind.
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