UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER FILES
FILE EXTENSIONS AND FILE TYPES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To finish the name of a file
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To make sure a device knows how to open a file
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To make sure a device doesn’t know ho to open a file
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To make the name of a file longer
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Detailed explanation-1: -Extensions tell your computer which application created or can open the file and which icon to use for the file. For example, the docx extension tells your computer that Microsoft Word can open the file and to display a Word icon when you view it in File Explorer.
Detailed explanation-2: -File extensions help the file system and users mainly in two ways. First, it helps in identifying the type of data it holds. Second, the file extension allows the operating system to choose the proper application with which to open a file.
Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. A filename extension is an identifier specified as a suffix to the name of a computer file. The extension indicates a characteristic of the file contents or its intended use.
Detailed explanation-4: -A file extension can be removed by renaming a file. However, programs rely on the file extensions for identification and removing the file extension could cause the computer to not know what program to use to view the file.
Detailed explanation-5: -Web Pages. Two extensions are standard for web pages: . html and . htm.