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printf() vs write

Question Text​

What are features provided by printf() when compared to write? (choose 2 answers)

Question Answers​

  • buffering

  • outputs to standard output

  • may write to file

  • does output formatting
  • can work with binary data

Feedback​

printf() can do buffering to reduce the number of system calls. Also, printf(), as it name suggests (the f suffix), does output formatting.