questions.txt

Please Read: 
Chapter 10 Basic Input and Output
The Rake Gem: http://rake.rubyforge.org/

1. How does Ruby read files?

Ruby reads files through the File class, with the command File.open("file", "r") {|n| n.gets} 

2. How would you output "Hello World!" to a file called my_output.txt?

File.open("output", "w") {|n| n.puts "Hello World!"}

3. What is the Directory class and what is it used for?

Objects in the directory class represent file directories on the computer, and it is used to list those directories and see thecontents.
4. What is an IO object?

Your mom... is not an IO object. An IO object is an object of the class IO and is a representation of a source file, which allows for external communication with computer resources. 

5. What is rake and what is it used for? What is a rake task?

Rake is Ruby make. It is for writing automation scripts and making dependecies, as well as grouping together like-tasks, kind of like you would with a module. A rank task is merely the set of commands Ruby uses to do those things I just mentioned.