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Question 4 • TX-Business Information Management (BIM) I

Which of the following is true of binary files?

Answer
A
They are associated with particular software programs.
B
They are used by developers to store source code.
C
They can be opened by most software programs.
D
They are considered universal format files.

Explanation

Binary files store data in a format designed for particular software programs, which know how to interpret that data. They generally are not universal files that most programs can open, and source code is usually stored as text rather than as a binary file.

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