FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -DOC files can be opened with any version of Microsoft Word starting Office 2003. However, DOCX files can only be opened with Word 2007 and lateral versions.

Detailed explanation-2: -docx file is an Open XML formatted Microsoft Word document.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, when you save a document in Word, the file now uses the . docx file name extension by default, instead of the . doc file name extension.

Detailed explanation-4: -DOCX/DOC files are used to store word processing data. DOCX is part of Microsoft Office Open XML specification (also known as OOXML or OpenXML) and was introduced with Office 2007. DOCX is a zipped, XML-based file format. Microsoft Word 2007 and later uses DOCX as the default file format when creating a new document.

Detailed explanation-5: -Put simply, . Doc is the older version of a Microsoft Word Document. DocX is the newer version, form versions of Microsoft Word 2007 onwards. Now before you jump in thinking that the added X makes the document extreme or better in some way, that X on the end just stands for ‘Office Open XML’.