Practice Introduction To File Handling (11.1) - Basic File Handling

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Question 1.
What does file handling in Java allow you to do?
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Think about what happens to data when a program ends.
Question 2.
Name two types of files in Java.
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Consider the extensions commonly associated with files.
3Question 3.
What does file handling in Java involve?
- Reading and executing files
- Reading and writing to files
- Only writing to files
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Consider what is primarily needed for working with files.
4Question 4.
True or False: Binary files store data in plain text format.
- True
- False
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Think about how binary is different from regular text.
Question 5.
Create a Java program that reads a text file and counts the number of lines, words, and characters. Handle potential IOExceptions that might occur.
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Think about how you would read each line and split words.
Question 6.
Write a program that appends a line to an existing text file and demonstrates the use of FileWriter in append mode.
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Consider how file modes work in writing.

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