What is an overloaded method?

Select one:

a. Overloaded methods may arise within classes or even outside the context of a class, should the programming language allows methods implementation outside classes (e.g. C++). A method M1 can be overloaded N times assuming the N+1 methods' signatures bear the same names but different formal parameters. Overloaded methods share the same algorithm, processed with different input (formal) parameters.

b. Overloaded methods arise only within classes. A method M1 can be overloaded N times assuming the N+1 methods' signatures bear the same names but different input (formal) parameters. Overloaded methods share the same algorithm, processed with different input (formal) parameters. Constructors method cannot be overloaded.

c. Overloaded methods arise only within a class hierarchy. Let the class hierarchy with classes A, B and C deriving respectively from each other. A method M1 in class A can be overloaded once in class B and once in class C, with the same method name but different input (formal) parameters

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