Given: public class Test { } From which class does the Java compiler implicitly derive Test?

In Java, if a class declaration does not explicitly extend another class, the Java compiler automatically makes it a direct subclass of `java.lang.Object`. This ensures that all classes inherit fundamental methods like `equals()`, `hashCode()`, and `toString()`.

`java.lang.Class` is a class that provides methods for inspecting other classes and objects at runtime, not a default superclass.

An anonymous class is a class without a name, typically defined and instantiated in a single expression, and it still implicitly or explicitly extends another class or implements an interface.

`java.util.Objects` is a utility class that provides static helper methods for operating on objects, such as null-safe comparisons, not a default superclass.