Working with Files

Abstract

By the end of this chapter students should be able to:explain the principles of input and output and identify a number of different input andOutputdevicesoutput devicesInputdevices;explain the concept of an I/O streamInputstream;describe the basic file-handlingFilesfile-handlingtechniques used in the Java language;distinguish between text, binary and object encodingObject encodingof data;distinguish between serialFilesserial accessaccessSerial access filesfilesFilesaccessand random accessRandom access filesfilesFilesrandom access;create and access files in Java using all the above encodingEncoding filesand access methods.