Text Files Learning Outcomes After reading this section, you will be able to: • Stream data using standard library functions to access persistent text Introduction Secondary storage retains its information when a computer is turned off and provides a mechanism for holding information beyond the execution of a program. Information in secondary storage can be accessed later by the same or a different program. This information resides in secondary memory in the form of files. This chapter describes how to connect a program to a file, how to store information in that file and how to retrieve that information. Files A file is a named area of secondary storage. The file may be fragmented; that is, it may consist of several parts stored at different non- contiguous locations in secondary memory. A file does not necessarily occupy contiguous space on the storage device. Secondary Storage EOF Introduct Files Text F Connect Open Closing Commu Writing Form Unfo Readin For Unt State Re En Comp

Text Files Learning Outcomes After reading this section, you will be able to: • Stream data using standard library functions to access persistent text Introduction Secondary storage retains its information when a computer is turned off and provides a mechanism for holding information beyond the execution of a program. Information in secondary storage can be accessed later by the same or a different program. This information resides in secondary memory in the form of files. This chapter describes how to connect a program to a file, how to store information in that file and how to retrieve that information. Files A file is a named area of secondary storage. The file may be fragmented; that is, it may consist of several parts stored at different non- contiguous locations in secondary memory. A file does not necessarily occupy contiguous space on the storage device. Secondary Storage EOF Introduct Files Text F Connect Open Closing Commu Writing Form Unfo Readin For Unt State Re En Comp

Database System Concepts

7th Edition

ISBN:9780078022159

Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Publisher:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Chapter1: Introduction

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