 <p><strong>NO.</strong> Everywhere you see the <code>*</code> operator with <code>ptr</code> it will mean dereferencing EXCEPT that first time. When you do</p> <pre><code>int *ptr = 0; </code></pre> <p>the <code>*</code> is making <code>ptr</code> an integer pointer and pointing it the null address, the "zero-th" location in memory</p>