Usage of BufferedInputStream

Question

Let me preface this post with a single caution. I am a total beginner when it comes to Java. I have been programming PHP on and off for a while, but I was ready to make a

Answer 1

BufferedInputStream reads more of the file that you need in advance. As I understand it, it's doing more work in advance, like, 1 big continous disk read vs doing many in a tight loop.

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