[CLI]cat vs strings

The first image shows the output of the command:
strings /usr/bin/yes

and the second image is the output of the command:
cat /usr/bin/yes

So have you known the difference between two commands?
Yes,the strings will prints the character sequences in the binary file,but cat can't.Let's check the man's explanation.

Strings
For  each  file  given,  GNU  strings  prints  the  printable character sequences that are at least 4 characters long (or the number given with  the  options  below)  and are followed by an unprintable character. 
     

    So strings is a mainly useful command for  determining  the  contents  of  non-text  files.

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