UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER FILES
FILE EXTENSIONS AND FILE TYPES
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EXE
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File Compression
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Codec
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ZIP
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Detailed explanation-1: -ZIP is a common file format that’s used to compress one or more files together into a single location. This reduces file size and makes it easier to transport or store.
Detailed explanation-2: -A ZIP file may contain one or more files or directories that may have been compressed. The ZIP file format permits a number of compression algorithms, though DEFLATE is the most common.
Detailed explanation-3: -Zipped (compressed) files take up less storage space and can be transferred to other computers more quickly than uncompressed files. In Windows, you work with zipped files and folders in the same way that you work with uncompressed files and folders.
Detailed explanation-4: -Files that are zipped have a file extension of . zip. Since it’s a type of compressed file, a zip file can be smaller in size than the files it contains. This makes the zip file easier and faster to download.