Which of the following is true?

• A. A “static” member of a class cannot be inherited by its derived class.
• B. A “static” member of a class can be initialized only within the class it is a member  of.
• C. A “static” member of a class can be initialized before an object of that class is created.
• D. Since “static” member of a class is actually a global element, it does not require a class/object qualifier to access it independently of class/object.