File processing is the process of creating, storing and retrieving contents of a file. If you save a word processing file to a hard drive or you retrieve a file from CD-ROM, then it is file processing. You would need a program like C++ to perform file processing on an application.
With the help of file processing, you can perform the following activities:
With the help of file processing, you can perform the following activities:
- Make new files and save them - with the help of file processing, you can create new files in the format you want and them save them on your hard drive or storage device.
- Open saved files for read only purpose - you can open the files that you have saved on your system for reading them. You can retrieve the data from the file.
- Modify the files - you can change the contents of an existing file, and then save it again at your desired location. You can choose to save both the original file and the modified one, or just the modified one.
- Displace an existing file - you can change the location of a file from one volume to another or from your hard drive to your removable storage device and vice versa.
- Compress files and folders - By compressing files or folders, the program decreases its size and thus it takes less amount of space on your volumes. You can decrease the amount of all the files and folders that are stored in that volume. However, certain files should not be compressed as there may be a potential loss of performance.
- Create Duplicate Data - With the help of file processing, you can create multiple backup for your files and data. You can either save them on the same volume or any other form of data storage.