Give at least two advantages to working with data stored in text files instead of in a binary format.

What will be an ideal response?

(1) Text files can be easily inspected by typing the file or viewing it with a
text editor.
(2) Text files are more portable than binary files, both across systems and
programs.
(3) Text files can be more easily modified, for example, using a text editor
or perl.

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