C Programming: Files and Streams

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What is the primary way C views files?

  • As a random collection of bytes
  • As a collection of strings
  • As a collection of integers
  • As a sequence of bytes (correct)

What marks the end of a file in C?

  • The end-of-file marker (correct)
  • The byte-sequencer marker
  • The start-of-file marker
  • The stream-terminator marker

What is the purpose of a stream in C?

  • To provide a communication channel between files and programs (correct)
  • To compress files into a smaller size
  • To provide a random access interface to files
  • To encrypt files for secure transmission

What happens when a file is opened in C?

<p>A stream is created (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the header file that contains the standard library functions for file input and output?

<p>stdio.h (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many streams are automatically opened when a C program begins execution?

<p>3 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the standard input stream in a program?

<p>To read data from the keyboard (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the fseek function in file operations?

<p>To move the file pointer to a specific location in the file (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a text file and a binary file?

<p>All files are binary, but text files contain only text data (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the fclose function in file operations?

<p>To close a file (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct sequence of steps to read from a file?

<p>Create a reference to the file, open the file, read from the file (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the end-of-file marker in a file?

<p>It indicates the end of a file (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the fclose function?

<p>To close a file and free up resources (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the file contents when a file is opened in 'wb+' mode?

<p>The file contents are discarded (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the position of the stream when a file is opened in 'ab+' mode?

<p>At the end of the file (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the feof function?

<p>To check if the end of the file has been reached (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between fscanf and scanf?

<p>fscanf requires a FILE pointer, while scanf does not (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using stdin or stdout as a file pointer?

<p>To deal with the standard input/output (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when the file position pointer is reset?

<p>It is repositioned to the beginning of the file. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of file allows reading or writing data at any part of the file without reading through the entire file?

<p>Random access file (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the fclose function?

<p>To close a file after reading or writing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the file position pointer?

<p>An integer that indicates the index of the next byte in the file to be read or written (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a program attempts to read a nonexistent file?

<p>The program will print an error message (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the rewind function?

<p>To reset the file position pointer to the beginning of the file (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is written to the file when using fwrite?

<p>The contents of the structure (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of fseek function?

<p>To move the file position indicator (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does fscanf return when it reaches the end of a file?

<p>EOF (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of fclose function?

<p>To close a file (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does fgetc function return when it reaches the end of a file?

<p>EOF (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are bitwise operators used for?

<p>To operate on individual data bits (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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