Question 1

The function can be used to store binary data to a file.

Accepted Answer

A) binary.out 
B) put 
C) write 
D) dataout(binary) 
E) None of the above 
A) binary.out 
B) put 
C) write 
D) dataout(binary) 
E) None of the above C

Question 2

The member function

Accepted Answer

A) write 
B) get 
C) insert 
D) put 
E) None of the above 
A) write 
B) get 
C) insert 
D) put 
E) None of the above D

Question 3

The statement dataFile.close();

Accepted Answer

A) is legal but risks losing valuable data. 
B) needs a file name argument to execute correctly. 
C) is illegal in C++. 
D) closes a file. 
E) None of the above 
A) is legal but risks losing valuable data. 
B) needs a file name argument to execute correctly. 
C) is illegal in C++. 
D) closes a file. 
E) None of the above D

Question 4

When used by itself, _ causes a file's contents to be deleted if the file already exists.

Accepted Answer

A) ios::in 
B) ios:app 
C) ios::out 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) ios::in 
B) ios:app 
C) ios::out 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 5

When a file is opened for reading, the file stream object's "read position" is

Accepted Answer

A) at the end of the file. 
B) nonexistent, until the programmer declares it. 
C) at the beginning of the file. 
D) in the middle of the file. 
E) None of the above 
A) at the end of the file. 
B) nonexistent, until the programmer declares it. 
C) at the beginning of the file. 
D) in the middle of the file. 
E) None of the above

Question 6

string objects cannot be stored to a binary file without further processing because they contain pointers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Closing a file causes any buffered information to be

Accepted Answer

A) saved to the file. 
B) duplicated. 
C) deleted. 
D) stored in a buffer for safekeeping. 
E) None of the above 
A) saved to the file. 
B) duplicated. 
C) deleted. 
D) stored in a buffer for safekeeping. 
E) None of the above

Question 8

All stream objects have that indicate the condition of the stream.

Accepted Answer

A) error state bits 
B) markers 
C) intrinsic error messages 
D) condition statements 
E) None of the above 
A) error state bits 
B) markers 
C) intrinsic error messages 
D) condition statements 
E) None of the above

Question 9

The operation of moving to a particular location in an input file is accomplished through

Accepted Answer

A) the locate member function. 
B) the seekg member function. 
C) the seekp member function. 
D) the move member function. 
E) None of the above 
A) the locate member function. 
B) the seekg member function. 
C) the seekp member function. 
D) the move member function. 
E) None of the above

Question 10

The read and write member functions of fstream objects can only work with buffers specified by pointers to char.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The ios::hardfail bit is set when an unrecoverable error occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Outside of a C++ program, a file is identified by its . Inside a C++ program, a file is accessed through a .

Accepted Answer

A) name, address 
B) file name, file number 
C) name, file stream object 
D) file number, file name 
E) None of the above 
A) name, address 
B) file name, file number 
C) name, file stream object 
D) file number, file name 
E) None of the above

Question 13

The data type can be used to create files and write information to them.

Accepted Answer

A) ofstream 
B) ostream 
C) istream 
D) ifstream 
E) None of the above 
A) ofstream 
B) ostream 
C) istream 
D) ifstream 
E) None of the above

Question 14

To set up a file to perform file I/O, you must declare

Accepted Answer

A) at least one variable to write to the file. 
B) a string array to store the file contents. 
C) one or more file stream objects. 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) at least one variable to write to the file. 
B) a string array to store the file contents. 
C) one or more file stream objects. 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 15

The member function, _, reads a single character from a file.

Accepted Answer

A) input 
B) get 
C) put 
D) read 
E) None of the above 
A) input 
B) get 
C) put 
D) read 
E) None of the above

Question 16

The process of writing in- memory objects to a file so that the object can later be read back into memory

Accepted Answer

A) requires special operation system support. 
B) is called deserialization. 
C) requires the use of specialized convert constructors. 
D) is called serialization. 
E) None of the above 
A) requires special operation system support. 
B) is called deserialization. 
C) requires the use of specialized convert constructors. 
D) is called serialization. 
E) None of the above

Question 17

The member function reports when the end of a file has been found.

Accepted Answer

A) stop() 
B) eof() 
C) end() 
D) done() 
E) None of the above 
A) stop() 
B) eof() 
C) end() 
D) done() 
E) None of the above

Question 18

Opening a file with the flags ios::in | ios::out will preserve the contents of the file if the file already exists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The stream member function fail() can be used to determine whether the last operation performed on a stream was successful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

ofstream, ifstream, and fstream are

Accepted Answer

A) libraries. 
B) string arrays. 
C) data types. 
D) header files. 
E) None of the above 
A) libraries. 
B) string arrays. 
C) data types. 
D) header files. 
E) None of the above

The function can be used to store binary data to a file.

The member function

The statement ^{dataFile.close();}

When used by itself, _ causes a file's contents to be deleted if the file already exists.

When a file is opened for reading, the file stream object's "read position" is

^stringobjects cannot be stored to a binary file without further processing because they contain pointers.

Closing a file causes any buffered information to be

All stream objects have that indicate the condition of the stream.

The operation of moving to a particular location in an input file is accomplished through

The ^readand ^writemember functions of ^fstreamobjects can only work with buffers specified by pointers to ^char.

The ^{ios::hardfail}bit is set when an unrecoverable error occurs.

Outside of a C++ program, a file is identified by its . Inside a C++ program, a file is accessed through a .

The data type can be used to create files and write information to them.

To set up a file to perform file I/O, you must declare

The member function, _, reads a single character from a file.

The process of writing in- memory objects to a file so that the object can later be read back into memory

The member function reports when the end of a file has been found.

Opening a file with the flags ^ios::in^|^ios::outwill preserve the contents of the file if the file already exists.

The stream member function ^fail()can be used to determine whether the last operation performed on a stream was successful.

^ofstream, ^ifstream, and ^fstreamare

Introduction to Computers and Programming

Introduction to C++

Expressions and Interactivity

Making Decisions

Looping

Functions

Introduction to Classes and Objects

Arrays

Searching, Sorting, and Algorithm Analysis

Pointers

More About Classes and Object-Oriented Programming

More on C-Strings and the String Class

Recursion

Polymorphism and Virtual Functions

Exceptions, Templates, and the Standard Template Library STL

Linked Lists

Stacks and Queues

Binary Trees

Filters

Exam 13: Advanced File and Io Operations

The function can be used to store binary data to a file.

The member function

The statement dataFile.close();

When used by itself, _ causes a file's contents to be deleted if the file already exists.

When a file is opened for reading, the file stream object's "read position" is

string objects cannot be stored to a binary file without further processing because they contain pointers.

Closing a file causes any buffered information to be

All stream objects have that indicate the condition of the stream.

The operation of moving to a particular location in an input file is accomplished through

The read and write member functions of fstream objects can only work with buffers specified by pointers to char.

The ios::hardfail bit is set when an unrecoverable error occurs.

Outside of a C++ program, a file is identified by its . Inside a C++ program, a file is accessed through a .

The data type can be used to create files and write information to them.

To set up a file to perform file I/O, you must declare

The member function, _, reads a single character from a file.

The process of writing in- memory objects to a file so that the object can later be read back into memory

The member function reports when the end of a file has been found.

Opening a file with the flags ios::in | ios::out will preserve the contents of the file if the file already exists.

The stream member function fail() can be used to determine whether the last operation performed on a stream was successful.

ofstream, ifstream, and fstream are

Introduction to Computers and Programming

Introduction to C++

Expressions and Interactivity

Making Decisions

Looping

Functions

Introduction to Classes and Objects

Arrays

Searching, Sorting, and Algorithm Analysis

Pointers

More About Classes and Object-Oriented Programming

More on C-Strings and the String Class

Recursion

Polymorphism and Virtual Functions

Exceptions, Templates, and the Standard Template Library STL

Linked Lists

Stacks and Queues

Binary Trees

Filters

The statement ^{dataFile.close();}

^stringobjects cannot be stored to a binary file without further processing because they contain pointers.

The ^readand ^writemember functions of ^fstreamobjects can only work with buffers specified by pointers to ^char.

The ^{ios::hardfail}bit is set when an unrecoverable error occurs.

Opening a file with the flags ^ios::in^|^ios::outwill preserve the contents of the file if the file already exists.

The stream member function ^fail()can be used to determine whether the last operation performed on a stream was successful.

^ofstream, ^ifstream, and ^fstreamare