FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER FILES

FILE EXTENSIONS AND FILE TYPES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is a audio file?
A
.MP3
B
.MP4
C
.MP5
D
.MP6
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is a MP3 file? The MP3 file extension is a widely used digital audio container that has revolutionized the music playback, sharing and distributing industry. This format is based on either MPEG-1 Audio Layer III or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III codec developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG).

Detailed explanation-2: -MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard technology and format for compressing a sound sequence into a very small file (about one-twelfth the size of the original file) while preserving the original level of sound quality when it is played.

Detailed explanation-3: -An mp3 is the most popular type of lossy audio-that is a digital audio file that has been compressed to a manageable size for storage, streaming, and downloads. Smartphones and tablets play mp3 files. The mp3 compression algorithm does result in a loss of quality compared to the original analog audio files.

Detailed explanation-4: -What does MP3 stand for? MP3 is an abbreviation for MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, a data compression format for encoding digital audio, most commonly music.

Detailed explanation-5: -MP3 is an example of digital technology, which means sounds you hear are stored in numerical form.

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