Question

What are files? Explain briefly about different types of files

Answer 1

A computer file is a class of collected information, or a resource for storing information that is available to a computer program and is usually based on some kind of durable computer storage.

Types of Files

• regularㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ Stores data (text, binary, and ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤexecutable).

• directory ㅤContains information used to access ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤother files.

• specialㅤㅤㅤ Defines a FIFO (first-in, first-out) ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤpipe file or a physical device

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