C. PrintStream Here's a breakdown of the other options and why they are not used for console output: A. System.out.println() is a method, not a class. It's a convenient way to write formatted output to the standard output stream, which is typically the console. However, System.out itself is a PrintStream object. B. FileOutputStream is used for writing data to a file, not the console. D. BufferedReader is used for reading text data from a character stream, not writing to the console. 28/97 PrintStream Class: The PrintStream class provides methods for writing formatted and unformatted data to an output stream. The System.out object in Java is an instance of PrintStream that is pre-configured to write to the standard output stream (usually the console). Here's an example of using System.out.println() for console output: Java System.out.println("Hello, world!"); This code snippet utilizes the println() method of the System.out object (which is a PrintStream) to write the string "Hello, world!" followed by a newline character to the console.