ProgrammingStudy Notes

File Operations

Part of File HandlingGCSE Computer Science

This study notes covers File Operations within File Handling for GCSE Computer Science. Revise File Handling in Programming for GCSE Computer Science with 15 exam-style questions and 10 flashcards. This topic appears regularly enough that it should still be part of a steady revision cycle. It is section 3 of 6 in this topic. Use this study notes to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.

Topic position

Section 3 of 6

Practice

15 questions

Recall

10 flashcards

File Operations

Operation OCR Pseudocode Purpose
Open for reading myFile = open("file.txt") Open file to read data
Open for writing myFile = openWrite("file.txt") Open file to write (overwrites)
Read line line = myFile.readLine() Read next line from file
Write line myFile.writeLine("text") Write a line to file
Close file myFile.close() Close file when done
End of file myFile.endOfFile() Check if at end of file

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Practice Questions for File Handling

Which OCR pseudocode command is used to open a file called 'scores.txt' for reading?

  • A. read("scores.txt")
  • B. myFile = open("scores.txt")
  • C. file.open("scores.txt", "r")
  • D. load("scores.txt")
1 markfoundation

Describe how OCR pseudocode reads all lines from a text file, using a WHILE loop. Include the role of endOfFile() in your answer.

3 marksstandard

Quick Recall Flashcards

How do you read a line?
line = myFile.readLine()
Why must you close files?
To save data and prevent corruption

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