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Which statement best describes the relationship between an object's essential characteristics and information hiding?.
- A.Essential characteristics are retained, while non-essential details are hidden
- B.Essential characteristics are always hidden, while all other details are shown
- C.Information hiding changes every characteristic into an essential characteristic
- D.Information hiding means that an object has no characteristics
Model answer
What a good answer should say
- Essential characteristics are retained, while non-essential details are hidden
Explanation
Why this works
The defining feature of information hiding is distinguishing essential characteristics from other details and hiding the latter.
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