Question

In what way is data hiding related to data abstraction?

Answer 1

Data hiding means that your data is being hid from unknown users and is protected and controlled by an interface which shows the data only to its user. Abstraction is similar to data hiding as it is the representation of the system without getting involved with the complexity of the system which only shows us the solution but hides the process involved. ex:stereo, car by pressing a button or a key your car or stereo starts but the mechanism its hidden.

Answer 2

Data abstraction is one of the 4 principles of Java. Data abstraction means showing the essential features and hiding the background details. So, in the sense data hiding is data abstraction