Which of the following is an access specifier?

The correct answer is C. protected.

An access specifier is a keyword that controls the accessibility of a member of a class. The four access specifiers in C++ are public, protected, private, and internal.

• Public members are accessible
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  from any class.
• Protected members are accessible from classes derived from the class in which they are declared.
• Private members are only accessible from the class in which they are declared.
• Internal members are accessible from classes in the same translation unit.

The keyword protected is used to declare a member that is accessible from classes derived from the class in which

The keywords particular, shielded, and safe are not valid access specifiers in C++.