To answer this question, the user needs to know the basic concepts of object-oriented programming (OOP) and the differences between method overriding and method overloading.

Option A: Methods and variables - This option is partially correct. Overriding and overloading both apply to methods in OOP, not to variables. Therefore, this option is only correct for the first part of the question.

Option B: Class - This option is not correct. Overriding and overloading are not for classes, but for methods within classes.

Option C: Variables - This option is not correct. Overriding and overloading are not for variables, but for methods within classes.

Option D: Methods - This option is correct. Overriding and overloading are techniques used for methods in OOP. Method overriding means providing a new implementation of a method in a subclass that is already defined in its superclass. Method overloading means defining multiple methods with the same name in the same class, but with different parameters.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

The answer is: D. Methods