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Permanent Storage

Part of File Handling — GCSE Computer Science

This introduction covers Permanent Storage 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 2 of 6 in this topic. Use this introduction to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.

Topic position

Section 2 of 6

Practice

15 questions

Recall

10 flashcards

Permanent Storage

Variables are temporary - turn off the computer and they're gone! Files provide permanent storage. Think of files like notebooks - you can write in them, read from them, and they're still there tomorrow. Games save your progress to files. Apps store your settings. Databases are just organised files. Without file handling, every program would start fresh every time!

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Read this section alongside the surrounding pages in File Handling. That gives you the full topic sequence instead of a single isolated revision point.

Video LessonFile OperationsDeep Dive: Reading All LinesMemory Trick

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

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

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