Short answer type questions on Files.

Short answer type questions on Files.

1. What is a file?

A file is a collection of data that is available in permanent storage.

2. Write the syntax for file declaration.

syntax : FILE *filepointer;

Example : FILE *fp;

3. What are modes in file?

Mode tells about the types operations like read,write or append that can be performed on a file that is being opened.

4. Write the syntax to open a file.

syntax : filepointer=fopen(FILENAME, MODE);

Example : fp=fopen(“in.dat”,r);

5. What is the significance of fclose() function?

This function closes a file that has been opened for an operation. Syntax:

fclose(filepointer);

Example : fclose(fp);

Thanks

Mukesh Rajput