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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is the native audio format for Microsoft Windows?
A
Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF)
B
Ogg Vorbis (OGG)
C
Waveform (WAV)
D
Moving Picture Experts Group, Audio Layer-3 (MP3)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -wav) Windows uses the Wave Form Audio (WAV) file format to store sounds as waveforms. One minute of Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)-encoded sound can occupy as little as 644 kilobytes (KB) or as much as 27 megabytes (MB) of storage.

Detailed explanation-2: -Since WAV is quite a popular format, almost all devices today support it using built-in media players. On Windows, the Windows Media Player is capable of playing WAV files. On MacOS, iTunes or QuickTime can play WAV files. On Linux, your basic ALSA system can play these files.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Waveform Audio File Format (WAV) is an audio file format. It is considered a “first-generation” format with no compression except with some manipulations in order to store the sound digitally, resulting in larger sizes compared to formats like MP3 and WMA.

Detailed explanation-4: -WAV is an audio file that is associated with Microsoft Windows. It is the default audio format for Windows. But it supports almost all the Operating Systems. WAV files are comparatively larger than MP3 files.

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