Buffering is the key I/O optimisation. Without a buffer, every read() or write() call goes to the OS — a system call. That is expensive: context switch, disk wait. A buffered stream accumulates data in memory and flushes to the OS in large blocks, reducing the number of system calls by orders of magnitude.
Performance Difference
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