Ace Your C++ Skills 2026 – Rock the ‘Thinking in C++’ Challenge!

Private access specifier restricts access to the member to only other member functions within the same class. This is known as encapsulation and ensures that data and behavior within a class is only accessible and modifiable by the class itself. Option A is incorrect because anyone cannot access the member, unlike public access specifier. Option C is incorrect because private access is not similar to public access but with restrictions, rather it is a completely different level of access. Option D is incorrect because private access does not allow access to derived classes, it only allows access within the same class.