C++ Chapter 12

This term means non-sequentially accessing information in a file.

Outside of a C++ program, a file is identified by its ________. Inside a C++ program, a file is identified by a(n) ________.

This state bit can be tested to see if the end of an input stream is encountered.

ofstream, ifstream, and fstream are:

This data type can be used to create files and read information from them into memory.

In order, the three-step process of using a file in a C++ program involves:

To access files from a C++ program, you must use this directive:

This data type can be used to create files and write information to them but cannot be used to read information from them.

When a file is opened, the file stream object's "read position" is ________.

Data stored here disappears once the program stops running or the computer is powered down.

Which of the following statements opens the file info.txt for both input and output?

This member function reads a single character from a file.

The end-of-file marker is automatically written ________.

All stream objects have ________, which indicate the condition of the stream.

This member function can be used to store binary data to a file.

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

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

Which statement opens a file in such a way that information will only be written to its end?

Closing a file causes any unsaved information still held in the file buffer to be ________.

This state bit is set when an attempted operation has failed

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

What is true about the following statement? out.open("values.dat", ios::app);

This data type can be used to create files, read data from them, and write data to them.

This member function writes a single character to a file.

The ________ marker is the character that marks the end of a file, and is automatically written when the file is closed.