Which statement best describes the relationship between base class and derived class types?

a. A derived class reference cannot be assigned to a base class variable and a base class
reference cannot be assigned to a derived class variable.
b. A derived class reference can be assigned to a base class variable and a base class
reference can be assigned to a derived class variable.
c. A base class reference can be assigned to a derived class variable, but a derived class
reference cannot be assigned to a base class variable.
d. A derived class reference can be assigned to a base class variable, but a base class reference cannot be assigned to a derived class variable.

d. A derived class reference can be assigned to a base class variable, but a base class reference cannot be assigned to a derived class variable.

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Which interface is used to identify classes whose objects can be written to or read from some type of storage or transmitted across a network?

a. Comparable b. Runnable c. AutoCloseable d. Serializable

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