Question

If we want to save individual R objects to a file, we use the _______ function. (a) save() (b) save.image() (c) serialize() (d) deserialize() I got this question during a job interview. The query is from Textual Data Formats in chapter R – Data Storage, Formats, Objects and Operations of R Programming Select the correct answer from above options

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) save() The explanation is: Save is used for saving an arbitrary number of R objects with a binary format (possibly compressed) to a file. The output of dput() can also be saved directly to a file.