FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER FILES

FILE EXTENSIONS AND FILE TYPES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which file type is stored as a text file?
A
.mp4
B
.zip
C
.txt
D
.png
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On Microsoft Windows operating systems, a file is regarded as a text file if the suffix of the name of the file (the “filename extension") is . txt . However, many other suffixes are used for text files with specific purposes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The simplest type of file is called a “text file". This may or may NOT have a “. txt” extension. A text file is a file that is stored with very few bytes except for the actual codes for the characters it contains.

Detailed explanation-3: -All data values in a plain text file are stored as a series of characters. Even numbers are stored as characters. Each character is stored in computer memory as one or two bytes.

Detailed explanation-4: -It can have numbers, letters, symbols, and/or a combination but does not contain special formatting such as italic text, bold text, underline text, pictures, etc. A text file identifies with the . txt file extension in Microsoft Windows computer.

Detailed explanation-5: -TXT files are simple text documents that contain little to no formatting. They are used to store notes, step-by-step instructions, manuscripts, and other text-based information. Windows and macOS both include simple text editors that can save text documents as TXT files.

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