Practice Working with Binary Files - 13.6 | 13. File Handling | Advanced Programming
K12 Students

Academics

AI-Powered learning for Grades 8–12, aligned with major Indian and international curricula.

Professionals

Professional Courses

Industry-relevant training in Business, Technology, and Design to help professionals and graduates upskill for real-world careers.

Games

Interactive Games

Fun, engaging games to boost memory, math fluency, typing speed, and English skills—perfect for learners of all ages.

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is the primary difference between text files and binary files?

💡 Hint: Think about the readability of the files.

Question 2

Easy

What class do you use in C++ to write binary files?

💡 Hint: Consider how files are opened in C++.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What are binary files primarily used for?

  • Storing plain text data
  • Storing images and audio
  • Data logging

💡 Hint: Think about formats that aren't easily represented in text.

Question 2

True or False: Binary files contain readable characters.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Recall the definition of binary vs text.

Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Write a C++ program that prompts the user for 5 integers, stores them in a binary file, then reads them back and displays the values.

💡 Hint: Use loops for input and proper stream methods for output.

Question 2

In Python, write a program that accepts a list of floats, writes them to a binary file, then reads the file contents into a list and calculates the average.

💡 Hint: Consider how to convert between types when writing and reading.

Challenge and get performance evaluation