CMSC Exam Verified Exam Questions and Answers Latest update 2026/202

CMSC Exam
Verified Exam Questions and Answers Latest update 2026/2027

Question:
1. Inheritance is the process by which one new class,
called the class
Answer:
derived

Question:
2. Derived class is created from another class, called the base
class
Answer:


Question:
3. The derived class is also called: or class
Answer:
subclass, child

Question:
4. The base class is also called:
Answer:
superclass or parent class

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5. Derived Class should have all the and
Base Class has.
Answer:
that Methods and instance
variables

Question:
6. Derived Class can define new instance variables and
new methods
Answer:
True

,Question:
7. Extends Syntax
Answer:
public class derivedClass
extends baseClass { ... }

Question:
8. Derived Class Base Class
Answer:
is a

Question:
9. When initializing a new Student object, we need to
initialize its
Answer:
base class

Question:
10. SubClass objects inherit all the private data
Answer:
True

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11. Private members of the base class cannot be accessed True
directly
Answer:


Question:
12. When a class element (instance variable or method) derived
is declared to be protected (rather than public or pri- package
vate) it is accessible:
To any class (and hence to all descendents), and
To any class in the same
Answer:

, Question:
13. Package: When a class element is not given any
(private, public, protected) it is said to have pack- package
age access.
Answer:
access modifier

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It is accessible: To any class in the same
Answer:


Question:
14. When should a person use public?
Answer:
public interface

Question:
Methods of the object's
instance variables (static final)
Answer:
Constant

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15. When should a person use private?
Answer:
Instance variables

Question:
(other than constants)
Internal (not intended for use except in this
class)
Answer:
helper/utility methods

Question:
16. Protected/Package:
methods (for use in this class and related class-
es)