Questions and Answers
What is a text file in the context of file I/O?
A file stored as a sequence of characters and readable by text editors
What are binary files in the context of file I/O?
Files stored as chunks of bytes that may represent certain objects or data
Where are files stored in a computer system?
On secondary or external memory storage such as hard disk
What is an important ability of any computer program in relation to files?
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What are examples of binary files?
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Study Notes
File Input/Output in C
- File I/O is crucial for programs to interact with external world by reading input from and writing results to files
- Files are sequences of bytes stored on secondary or external memory like hard disk, and can contain any character code
- Most programming languages allow creating or reading data files in two general formats: text files and binary files
- Text files are stored as a sequence of characters and are readable by text editors, e.g., programming source files
- Binary files are stored as chunks of bytes representing certain objects or data, e.g., executable files, pdf, mp3, docx
- File I/O is a fundamental part of any computer program
- In C, files are handled using I/O streams
- An example of an individual who contributed to the text is M. Moussavi, PhD, PEng
- ENSF 337 is the course related to the content discussed
- The course "Programming Fundamentals" involves the file I/O concept
- The text is an introduction to file I/O in C programming
- File I/O in C is an important aspect of the ENSF 337 course
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