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What is the region of the .NET base class libraries devoted to file-based (and memory-based) input and output (I/O) services?
System.IO
What in I/O manipulation represents a chunk of data flowing between a source and a destination?
A stream
What, as a concept, is a sequence of bytes?
A stream
What provides a common way to interact with a sequence of bytes regardless of the type of device that stores or displays the bytes (file, network connection, printer, etc.)?
A stream
What term refers to the process of persisting the state of an object into a stream?
Serialization
System.IO is a namespace in .NET relating to what kinds (2) of services?
File-based (and memory-based) input and output (I/O) services
What class in .NET (in System.IO) provides temporary storage for a stream of bytes that you can commit to storage later?
BufferedStream
What class in System.IO for manipulating a machine's directory structure exposes functionality through static members only?
Directory
What class in System.IO for manipulating a machine's directory is used to make objects (instances)?
DirectoryInfo
What class in System.IO provides detailed information about the drives that a given machine uses?
DriveInfo
What class in System.IO for manipulating a machine's set of files exposes functionality through static members only?
File
What formatter from System.Text.Json can be used to persist the public state of an object as JSON?
JsonSerializer
What class in System.IO for manipulating a machine's set of files is used to make objects (instances)?
FileInfo
What class in System.IO gives you random file access (e.g., seeking capabilities) with data represented as a stream of bytes?
FileStream
What is the abstract class which is the parent of DirectoryInfo and FileInfo in System.IO?
FileSystemInfo
What member of FileSystemInfo has the name of the file or directory (C#)?
Name
What member of FileSystemInfo has the full path of the file or directory (C#)?
FullName
What member of DirectoryInfo is used to delete a directory and all of its contents?
Delete()
What member of DirectoryInfo is used to move a directory and its contents to a new path?
MoveTo()