Chapter

Paths

From ComputerScienceOne by Dr Chris Bourke

Concepts

1. How are files read, written, and properly managed?

   "Depending on the language, the act of opening a file may determine if it will be read from or written to. When read from, the file is referred to as an input file while a file that is written to is a

2. How do file names, extensions, and working directories affect file paths?

   "When opening a file on a file system, it is necessary to specify which file you want to open. This is typically done by specifying at least the name of the file. Often files will have “extensions” wh

3. What is the difference between absolute and relative file paths?

   "When specifying a path we can either specify an absolute path or a relative path. An absolute path specifies each and every subdirectory in the file system from the root to the directory that the fil