Final answer:
When passing an array to a function, the necessary arguments are typically the array itself and an integer representing the number of elements in the array, to prevent out-of-bounds memory access.
Step-by-step explanation:
When passing an array as an argument in most programming languages, the required arguments are typically d) The array itself and an integer that specifies the number of elements in the array. This is because when you pass an array to a function, the function needs to know the size of the array to prevent it from accessing out-of-bounds memory which could lead to undefined behavior or a program crash. However, in some higher-level programming languages or in situations where the array size is fixed or can be deduced, such as in the case of std::array in C++ or when using array slices in Python, you do not need to explicitly pass the size of the array.