1. What is the difference between a text file and a binary file? 2. What is the meaning of sequential access? 3. What happens when you close a text file? 4. What happens when you flush a text file? 5....

1. What is the difference between a text file and a binary file?

2. What is the meaning of sequential access?

3. What happens when you close a text file?

4. What happens when you flush a text file?

5. What is a buffer? What is its purpose?

6. Imagine a program that performs operations on a text file. The program does not ask for or get any input from its user. Suppose that the operations last ten minutes. Should the program communicate with the user? If so, how and why? If not, why not?