Multiple choice technology architecture

The indirect change of the values of a variable in one module by another module is called

  1. internal change

  2. inter-module change

  3. side effect

  4. side-module update
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Explanation

A side effect occurs when a function or module modifies state outside its local scope, such as changing a global variable or modifying data passed by reference. This makes code harder to reason about and test, since the effects aren't contained within the module itself.

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