No, Adobe Reader will read PDF files, while Adobe Acrobat can create and edit PDF files. Adobe Reader is just a free PDF reader, but Adobe Acrobat Pro/Stand is much more powerful to deal with PDF files, will help to create, edit and convert PDF.
It is basically used for reading(acessing) the files with 'pdf' format(usually a text file downloaded from internet)..
Adobe is a company name and has many different products (photoshop, dreamweaver, Acrobat and so on). To open pdf you have to have Adobe Acrobat Reader which is free or Adobe Acrobat Pro which is not free.
no we can`t read pdf files without Acrobat Reader
Acrobat Distiller is supplied with Adobe Acrobat the software used to create PDF files. It's not freeware. You must purhcase Acrobat to get Distiller.
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat is used to create and edit PDF's.The file extention need to be .PDF .The files like .docx or doc can be imported in the software and then can be converted to a PDF.So possibly you can open the doc files too in the software.
There are two versions of Adobe Acrobat. One is the reader which is always free and can be downloaded from the Adobe website. The reader allows one to view PDF files. The version of Adobe Acrobat which allows one to create PDF files is paid software. However, Adobe does allow one to download the program for free for a trial period.
Adobe acrobat is software that allows you to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format, otherwise known as PDF.
"acrotray.exe" is the Adobe Acrobat Distiller helper application. It is used as part of the full Adobe Acrobat product to convert documents into PDF files.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is used to create, manipulate, and view pdf files.
RDF files cannot be opened with Adobe Acrobat (think the previous answer meant to reference PDF files). RDF files can be opened with a simple text editor such as notepad.