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What is the purpose of the BinaryFormatter in Binary Serialization?

To format XML data
To create a serializable class
To serialize an object to a binary format
To convert a stream to a string

The correct answer is: To serialize an object to a binary format

The BinaryFormatter is specifically designed to serialize an object into a binary format, which is a compact binary representation that can be stored or transmitted more efficiently than text-based formats. This process captures all the necessary data from the object, making it possible to reconstruct the original object later through deserialization. Binary serialization is particularly useful when performance is a concern because it tends to be faster and results in smaller file sizes compared to other serialization formats such as XML or JSON. Choosing BinaryFormatter for this task allows developers to seamlessly pass complex data types and structures between different application domains, or to persist them to a file or database for later retrieval. This is essential in scenarios where applications need to save the state of an object or share object data across different sessions.