MCQ Practice Single Best Answer Topic: Elements of Accounting

Q The use of protected keyword to a member in a class will restrict its visibility as follows:

Question ID

#24251

Subchapter

Elements of Accounting

Action

Choose one option below

Choose Your Answer

Click an option to check whether your answer is correct.

A visible only in the class and its subclass in the same package ✔ ✖
B visible only inside the same package ✔ ✖
C visible in all classes in the same package and subclasses in other packages ✔ ✖
D visible only in the class where it is declared ✔ ✖

Correct Answer: C

protected → Accessible in:
- same package (all classes inside it) ✅
- subclasses even in other packages ✅

So the correct answer is:
(c) visible in all classes in the same package and subclasses in other packages