Question

When you call serialize() on an R object, the output will be ____ coded in hexadecimal format.

(a) raw vector

(b) character vector

(c) integer vector

(d) binary vector

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Answer 1

Right answer is (a) raw vector

Easy explanation: When you call serialize() on an R object, the output will be raw vector coded in hexadecimal format. Serialize is used for converting an R object into a binary format for outputting to a connection.