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Flashcards by Troy Bowlin, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Troy Bowlin
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Delimiter | A sequence of one or more characters used to specify the boundary between separate parts of text. |
| Directory | A named collection of files, also called a folder. Directories can contain files and other directories, which are referred to as sub directories of the directory that contains them. |
| File | A named entity, usually storied on a hard drive, floppy disk, or CD-ROM, that contains a stream of characters. |
| File System | A method for naming, accessing, and organizing files and the data they contain. |
| Handle | An object in our program that is connected to an underlying resource (e.g. a file). The file handle lets our program manipulate/read/write/close the actual file that is on our disk. |
| Mode | A distinct method of operation within a computer program. Files in Python can be opened in one of four modes: read("r"), write("w"), append("a"), and read and write("+"). |
| Non-Volatile Memory | Memory that can maintain its state without power. Hard drives, flash drives, and writable compact disks are each examples of non-volatile memory. |
| Path | A sequence of directory names that specifies the exact location of a file. |
| Text File | A file that contains printable characters organized into lines separated by newline characters. |
| Socket | One end of a connection allowing one to read and write information to or from another computer. |
| Volatile Memory | Memory which requires an electrical current to maintain state. The memory or RAM of a computer is volatile. Information stored in RAM is lost when the computer is turned off. |
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