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File Extension

1. The document describes various common file extensions and their associated file types and uses. 2. File extensions discussed include .cfg for configuration files, .exe for executable files, .xls for Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and .doc for Microsoft Word documents. 3. Other file types mentioned are .mdb for Microsoft Access databases, .ppt for PowerPoint presentations, .flv for Flash videos, .pdf for Adobe portable document format files, and .html for web pages.

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File Extension

1. The document describes various common file extensions and their associated file types and uses. 2. File extensions discussed include .cfg for configuration files, .exe for executable files, .xls for Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and .doc for Microsoft Word documents. 3. Other file types mentioned are .mdb for Microsoft Access databases, .ppt for PowerPoint presentations, .flv for Flash videos, .pdf for Adobe portable document format files, and .html for web pages.

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S/N FILE TYPES 1 Configuration files

EXTENSION .cfg

E!ecuta"le file

.e!e

/ +icrosoft Office E!cel s&rea$s(eet .!ls

+icrosoft Office ,or$ $ocu#ent

.$oc

+icrosoft 2ccess $ata"ase

.#$"

DESCRIPTION .CFG is a configuration file format used for storing settings. CFG files are created by many programs to store information and settings that differ from the factory defaults. .exe is a co##on filena#e e!tension $enoting an e!ecuta"le file %a &rogra#' in t(e DOS) O&en*+S) +icrosoft ,in$o-s) S.#"ian an$ OS/ . .xls is a s&rea$s(eet a&&lication $e0elo&e$ ". +icrosoft for +icrosoft ,in$o-s an$ +ac OS. It features calculation) gra&(ing tools) &i0ot ta"les) an$ a #acro &rogra##ing language calle$ *isual 1asic for 2&&lications. is a filena#e e!tension for -or$ &rocessing $ocu#ents) #ost co##onl. in t(e Microsoft Word Binary File Format. It is use for $ocu#entation in &lain te!t) &articularl. of &rogra#s or co#&uter (ar$-are on a -i$e range of o&erating s.ste#s. T(e +D1 file t.&e is &ri#aril. associate$ -it( 52ccess5 ". +icrosoft Cor&oration. T(is file t.&e can "eco#e infecte$ an$ s(oul$ "e carefull. scanne$ if so#eone sen$s

+icrosoft Office Po-erPoint Presentation file for#at

.&&t

O&enOffice.org 1.: S&rea$s(eet file

.s!c

Flas( 0i$eo file

.fl0

= +PE>?3 0i$eo file for#at .#30

1: Porta"le $ocu#ent for#at@ 2$o"e 2cro"at File .&$f

.ou a file -it( t(is e!tension. +D1 *iecan "e use$ to 0ie- t(e $ata. .&&t file %+icrosoft Po-erPoint' is a tools for creating sli$e s(o&resentations. It is often use$ to organi7e t(oug(ts for a #eeting or lesson) to &resent 8e. &oints in a li0e &resentation) an$ e0en to create (an$outs. T(e .SXC file e!tension is use$ as t(e official file for#at for t(e s&rea$s(eets create$ using t(e StarOffice Calc. T(e files -it( t(e SXC file e!tension su&&ort functions) for#ulas) #acros) an$ c(arts. .flv (Flash Video file) is a container file for#at use$ to $eli0er 0i$eo o0er t(e Internet using 2$o"e Flas( Pla.er 0ersions 6< 11. T(e M4V file for#at is a 0i$eo file for#at $e0elo&e$ ". 2&&le an$ is 0er. si#ilar to t(e +P3 for#at. 1ut +3* files #a. o&tionall. "e &rotecte$ ". DR+ co&. &rotection. .&$f %Porta"le Docu#ent For#at' is a file for#at create$ ". 2$o"e S.ste#s) Inc. PDF is a file for#at t(at (as ca&ture$ all t(e ele#ents of a &rinte$ $ocu#ent as an electronic i#age t(at

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+icrosoft ,in$o-s Installer installation &ac8age file

.#si

Aa0aScri&t file

.Bs

1/

CD/D*D ISO "inar. i#age file

.iso

13

APE> "it#a& i#age file for#at

.B&g

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,e" &age file ? C.&erte!t +ar8u& Language

.(t#l

.ou can 0ie-) na0igate) &rint) or for-ar$ to so#eone else. PDF files are create$ using 2$o"e 2cro"at ) 2cro"at Ca&ture) or si#ilar &ro$ucts. .MSI file is an installer package file format used by Windows. Its name comes from the programs original title Microsoft Installer which has since changed to Windows Installer. M!I files are used for installation storage and remo"al of programs. T(e AS file t.&e is &ri#aril. associate$ -it( 5Aa0aScri&t5. T(is e!tension can "e ca&ture$ ". a nu#"er of a&&lications inclu$ing@ ,in$o-s Scri&t Cost) Drea#-ea0er +X) Note&a$) Netsca&e Na0igator) Pa0Scri&) DltraE$it. T(e files are generall. te!t files. 2n ISO i#age %or .ISO file' is a co#&uter file t(at is an e!act co&. of an e!isting file s.ste#. AP> files) also 8no-n as APE> files) are a co##on file for#at for $igital &(otos an$ ot(er $igital gra&(ics. .html is t(e #ain #ar8u& language for creating -e" &ages an$ ot(er infor#ation t(at can "e $is&la.e$ in a -e"

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D*D #o0ie infor#ation file

.ifo

19

Nero?1urning RO+ CD or D*D i#age file

.nrg

1;

Co#&resse$ arc(i0e file &ac8age for Aa0a classes an$ $ata

.Bar

1=

Data"ase file

.$"f

"ro-ser. T(e IFO file t.&e is &ri#aril. associate$ -it( 5D*D Info File5. 2n info file associate$ -it( a .*RO 0i$eo file. T(e .*RO file contains t(e 0i$eo strea# an$ t(e .IFO file contains 0arious scene an$ ti#ing infor#ation. .nrg5 files are CD i#age files t(at are use$ ". 5Nero 1urning RO+.5 T(e soft-are uses t(is t.&e of file to create an$ "urn ISO =66: CD i#ages. 5Nero 1urning RO+5 is an o&tical $isc aut(oring &rogra# ". Nero 2>. .Bar files are &ac8age$ -it( t(e EIP file for#at) so .ou can use t(e# for tas8s suc( as lossless $ata co#&ression) arc(i0ing) $eco#&ression) an$ arc(i0e un&ac8ing .dbf is a file format typically used by database software. .s.s files is #ostl. use$ for s.ste# file for +icrosoft o&erating s.ste#s. It contains infor#ation an$ se0eral co#&uter configurations. +ost .s.s files are (i$$en an$ &rotecte$ ". t(e o&erating s.ste#.

S.ste# file

.s.s

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