what is the importance of being familiar with file extensions?
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Each type of file extension is handled a different way. .TXT files are plain-text files, only including standard characters, spaces, tabs, etc. Then there are rich-text formats (like MS Word's .DOC) that include RTF (RichText Format) codes and cannot be view properly in a plain text editor, such as Notepad. They have to be opened in a program that reads and interprets RTF codes. This includes different colors, fonts, bold, italics, underlines, strikeouts, indentation, etc., for certain parts of the document, instead of the entire document.\n\nThat's the best method I can think of to explain the difference/importance.\n\nThere are some extensions associated with a certain application, which means the application loads the file and processes it accordingly. For example, a ".csproj" is a Visual C# Project File. It contains information about the project, its settings, files, etc. If you open it in Notepad you'll just see all that information. But if you open it in Visual C# you'll load all the project's settings, files, Windows Form objects, etc., and be able to edit them.\n\nThat's another way to describe it.\n\nThen, there are file types that are not associated with any application in particular. Like .CFG files. They are usually used for Configuration (hence the Cfg) settings. The application may write the data in plain-text form to the file, or it may be written in Binary format, which has to be read as binary, or it won't display properly.
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What is the file extension? plus, where you got it, might have it posted, what program you need to view it.
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The file extension is .swf  Go on a search engine (Yahoo, Google...) and search file files that end with .swf
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well...if you are under Windows-XP MS-DOS, then there is a feature that I think Microsoft got it's idea from Linux (as they were the first to use it), which is simply you type the first letter(s) and hit the tab button and let DOS complete the filename.extension for you...\n\nPS: If you have more than one file/folder starting with the letter, then type mor than 1 letter for filteration purposes to speed up the process of getting the desired file/folder name...\n\nPPS: You can hit the tab button to scroll through all the files/folders that have the same letter you typed...\n\n\nIf its not clear, run MS-Dos in Windows XP and try it our for yourself...\n\nHope that helps...
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Its a particular way of organizing files so you can easily find and access them later.
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It's just like any other folder for.. to keep files in there. But if your are asking if it's a special folder used/created by any program other than you. I would take it someone/program created to upload files from that folder.
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I think this is a temporary file.\nwhen you are downloading a file the pc gives it this name. \nwhen the download finishes, then it gives it the correct extenstion.\n\nstef
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Save the attachment first. This allows your anti-virus software to scan the file first. It also allows you to verify that the file is what you expect. You should never open a file from someone you do not know or a file you don't expect even if it is from someone you do know.
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Dear,\n\n.z01 is a back-up file, \nsee Fileext (url below) for Mostly ALL extensions \n\nRegards,\nGuy
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it's a form of network, share files and information, makes backing up easier. Various formats can be linked together
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The files extension tells it that is is HTML.
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You probably won't be able to as most of them will be security files.
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there are a lot of compressing tools available in the internet. winzip, winrar, winace, etc all can compress files effectively.
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I second that.\nThe help files are more than sufficient to teach you how to use it.\nBut don't expect it to be easy.\nYou are really going to need to read and learn in order to use it.
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attack of virus, distruction of files,etc
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Yes.  It just means that you can store A LOT of information and files of every kind on your computer.
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Depending on what type of file you are looking into (mp3 music, jpg image, etc), many programs will read extra information stored in the file (metadata).\n\nMost image editors will read excise information from most files including jpg. For instance, going to File->properties in most Windows-based image editors will show and allow you to edit information such as the image's title, description, etc.\n\nMost music players will let you view and alter (if the file is not copyrighted) the music information like song title, artist, genre, etc. With MP3s, this information is stored as an 'ID2' or the newer 'ID3' tag.