Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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

Question 3

When you store data in a variable, it is automatically saved in a file.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Closing a file causes any buffered information to be

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

When the >> operator extracts information from a file, it expects to read data that are separated by

Accepted Answer

A)  commas. 
B)  tabs. 
C)  whitespace. 
D)  semicolons. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  commas. 
B)  tabs. 
C)  whitespace. 
D)  semicolons. 
E)  None of the above

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which statement opens a file and links it to a file stream object?

Accepted Answer

A)  open(AFile) = link(anObject); 
B)  file.open("filename.txt"); 
C)  linkstream("filename.txt"); 
D)  link(open(filename.txt")); 
E)  None of the above 
A)  open(AFile) = link(anObject); 
B)  file.open("filename.txt"); 
C)  linkstream("filename.txt"); 
D)  link(open(filename.txt")); 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

The ________ may be used to write information to a file.

Accepted Answer

A)  cout object 
B)  pen object 
C)  stream insertion operator << 
D)  fileWrite() function 
E)  None of the above 
A)  cout object 
B)  pen object 
C)  stream insertion operator << 
D)  fileWrite() function 
E)  None of the above

Question 9

When you assign a name to a file, the operating system identifies the file by that name.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Data stored ________ is lost when the computer is powered down.

Accepted Answer

A)  on CD ROM 
B)  in RAM 
C)  on a backup tape 
D)  on the hard disk 
E)  None of the above 
A)  on CD ROM 
B)  in RAM 
C)  on a backup tape 
D)  on the hard disk 
E)  None of the above

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

A file ________ is a small holding section of memory that file-bound information is first written to.

Accepted Answer

A)  name 
B)  number 
C)  buffer 
D)  segment 
E)  None of the above 
A)  name 
B)  number 
C)  buffer 
D)  segment 
E)  None of the above

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

The ________ data type can be used to connect to files and read information from them into memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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 16

Only one file stream object can be declared per C++ program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

To write to a binary file, you can use the write() member function of an ofstream object.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The term ________ means non-sequentially accessing information in a file.

Accepted Answer

A)  cin.getline 
B)  cin.getrandom 
C)  random access 
D)  read.randomly 
E)  None of the above 
A)  cin.getline 
B)  cin.getrandom 
C)  random access 
D)  read.randomly 
E)  None of the above

Question 20

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

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

When you store data in a variable, it is automatically saved in a file.

Closing a file causes any buffered information to be

When the >> operator extracts information from a file, it expects to read data that are separated by

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

Which statement opens a file and links it to a file stream object?

The ________ may be used to write information to a file.

When you assign a name to a file, the operating system identifies the file by that name.

Data stored ________ is lost when the computer is powered down.

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

A file ________ is a small holding section of memory that file-bound information is first written to.

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

The ________ data type can be used to connect to files and read information from them into memory.

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

Only one file stream object can be declared per C++ program.

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

To write to a binary file, you can use the write() member function of an ofstream object.

The term ________ means non-sequentially accessing information in a file.

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

Introduction to Computers and Programming

Introduction to C Plus Plus

Expressions and Interactivity

Making Decisions

Looping

Functions

Introduction to Classes and Objects

Arrays

Searching, Sorting, 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 ________ 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

When you store data in a variable, it is automatically saved in a file.

Closing a file causes any buffered information to be

When the >> operator extracts information from a file, it expects to read data that are separated by

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

Which statement opens a file and links it to a file stream object?

The ________ may be used to write information to a file.

When you assign a name to a file, the operating system identifies the file by that name.

Data stored ________ is lost when the computer is powered down.

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

A file ________ is a small holding section of memory that file-bound information is first written to.

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

The ________ data type can be used to connect to files and read information from them into memory.

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

Only one file stream object can be declared per C++ program.

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

To write to a binary file, you can use the write() member function of an ofstream object.

The term ________ means non-sequentially accessing information in a file.

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

Introduction to Computers and Programming

Introduction to C Plus Plus

Expressions and Interactivity

Making Decisions

Looping

Functions

Introduction to Classes and Objects

Arrays

Searching, Sorting, 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