Computer Science
Answer
| Text File | Binary File |
|---|---|
| A text file consists of human readable characters, which can be opened by any text editor. | A binary file is made up of non-human readable characters and symbols, which require specific programs to access its contents. |
| A text file is a file that stores information in the form of a stream of ASCII or Unicode characters. | A binary file is a file that stores the information in the form of a stream of bytes. |
| In text files, each line of text is terminated with a special character known as EOL (End of Line) character. | In a binary file, there is no delimiter for a line and no character translations occur here. |
| Files with extensions like .txt, .py, .csv etc are some examples of text files. | Files with extensions like .jpg, .pdf etc are some examples of binary files. |
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