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SUBJECT : File Extensions
File Extensions:
➢ File extensions are used to indicate the format of files so operating
systems know what to do with them.
➢ For e.g. Windows file names have two parts; the file's name, then a
period followed by the extension (suffix).
➢ The extension is a three- or four-letter abbreviation that signifies the
file type. For example, in letter.docx the filename is letter and the
extension is docx.
➢ Extensions are important because they tell our computer what icon to
use for the file, and what application can open the file. For example,
the doc extension tells our computer that the file is a Microsoft Word
file.
Types of File Extensions:
Text Files Extensions:
➢ .docx : Microsoft Open Word XML Document
➢ .doc : Microsoft Word Document
➢ .txt : Plain Text File
➢ .rtf : Rich Text Format
➢ .odt : OpenOffice/StarOffice File
Image Files Extensions:
➢ .bmp : Bitmap Image File:
➢ .gif : Graphical Interchange Format File
➢ .jpg : JPEG (Joint Picture Expert Group) Image
➢ .png : Portable Network Graphic
➢ .psd : Adobe Photoshop Document
➢ .thm : Thumbnail Image File
➢ .tif : Tagged Image File
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Audio Files Extensions:
➢ .mp3 : MP3 Audio File
➢ .wav : Wave Audio File
➢ .aac : MPEG-2 Advanced Audio Coding File
➢ .wma : Windows Media Audio File
➢ .m4a : MPEG-4 Audio File
Video Files Extensions:
➢ .avi : Audio Video Interleave File
➢ .mp4 : MPEG-4 Video File
➢ .mov : Video Clip
➢ .flv : Video File
➢ .mpg : MPEG 1 System Stream (Moving/ Motion Picture Expert Group)
Data Files Extensions:
➢ .pdf : Portable Document Format File
➢ .xls : Excel Spreadsheet File
➢ .ppt : PowerPoint Presentation
➢ .mdb : Microsoft Access Database
➢ .ods : Open Document spreadsheet
➢ .odp : Open Document presentation
➢ .sql : Structured Query Language Data File
➢ .ini : Initialization/Configuration File
➢ .sys : System File
Compression Files Extensions:
➢ .zip : ZIP File
➢ .rar : WinRAR Compressed Archive
➢ .7z : Compressed File
➢ .tar : Consolidated Unix File Archive
➢ .gz : GNU Zipped Archive File
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Executable Files Extensions:
➢ .exe : Windows Executable File
➢ .msi : Windows Installer File
➢ .bin : Binary Disc Image
Web Files Extensions
➢ .asp : Active Server Page
➢ .aspx : Active Server Page Extended File
➢ .cer : Internet Security Certificate
➢ .css : Cascading Style Sheet
➢ .htm : Hypertext Markup Language File
➢ .html : Hypertext Markup Language File
➢ .js : JavaScript File
➢ .jsp : Java Server Page
➢ .php : PHP Source Code File
➢ .xhtml : Extensible Hypertext Markup Language File
Abbreviation/ File ExtensionDetails
.3dm Rhino 3D Model
.3ds 3D Studio Scene
.3g2 3GPP2 Multimedia File
.3gp 3GPP Multimedia File
.accdb Access 2007 Database File
.aif Audio Interchange File Format
.apk Android App
.app Mac OS Application.(app store)
.asp Active Server Page
.aspx Active Server Page Extended File
.avi Audio Video Interleave File
.bak Backup File
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.bat DOS Batch File
.bmp Bitmap Image File
.c C/C++ Source Code File
.cer Internet Security Certificate
.cgi Common Gateway Interface Script
.class Java Class File
.cpp C++ Source Code File
.crx Chrome Extension
.cs Visual C# Source Code File
.css Cascading Style Sheet
.csv Comma Seperated Values File
.dat Data File
.db Database File
.dbf Database File
.doc Microsoft Word Document
docx Microsoft Word Open XML Document
.dtd Document Type Definition File
.exe Windows Executable File
.fla Adobe Flash Animation
.flv Flash Video File
.gif Graphical Interchange Format File
.htm hyper text markup use for Disk operating system
.html Hypertext Markup Language File
.iff Interchange File Format
.jar Java Archive File
.java Java Source Code File
.jpg/.jpeg Joint Photographic Experts Group
.js JavaScript File
.jsp Java Server Page
.log Log File
.m4v iTunes Video File
.man mandatory file
.max 3ds Max Scene File
.mdb Microsoft Access Database
.mp3 MP3 Audio File
.mp4 MPEG-4 Video File
.mpa MPEG-2 Audio File
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.mpeg Moving Picture Extension Group
.mpg MPEG Video File
.msg Outlook Mail Message
.obj Wavefront 3D Object File
.odt OpenDocument Text Document
.pages Pages Document
.pdb Program Database
.php PHP Source Code File
.plugin Mac OS X Plug-in
.png Portable Network Graphic
.pps PowerPoint Slide Show
.ppt PowerPoint Presentation
.pptx PowerPoint Open XML Presentation
.psd Adobe Photoshop Document
.ra Real Audio File
.rar Compressed File (WinRAR Compressed
Archive)
.rss Rich Site Summary
.rtf Rich Text Format File
.sdf Standard Data File
.sql Structured Query Language Data File
.svg Scale Vector Graphics
.tar Consolidated Unix File Archive
.tex LaTeX Source Document
.tif Tagged Image File Format-Use for storing
graphics images on Social media, websites,
blogs
.tmp Temporary File
.txt Plain Text File
.vb VBScript File
.vcf vCard File
.vob DVD Video Object File
.wav Waveform Audio File
.wma Windows Media Audio File
.wmv Windows Media Video File
.wpd WordPerfect Document
.wps Microsoft Works Word Processor Document
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.xhtml Extensible Hypertext Markup Language File
.xlr Works Spreadsheet
.xls Excel Spreadsheet
.xlsx Microsoft Excel Open XML Spreadsheet
.xml XML File
.zip Compressed File
