Files with an extension of .exe are executable files. This type of file is one which is used to open applications games etc. it is the main file for each program. For example to open internet Explore when you doubel click on the icon it actually make the ie.exe file open up and this gives you the internet explorer window.
Am executable file (normally a program file).
In Windows it is an executable file. This means it is most likely a program that needs to be installed, or can run without being installed.
For windows, .exe
For Mac, .dmg
For Linux, .rpm
Program file extensions simply identify the type of program. For example, an executable program will have a file extension of .exe, and some music files will have the file extension of .mp3
On Windows, applications are run through executable files, which is denoted by the extension .exe
Windows
exe is a common filename extension denoting an executable file
The shell will only execute files that end in a file extension of .exe, .bat, or .com
The main Excel program file (excel.exe) is an executable file, but the workbooks it creates are not executable files.
difference between executable file and non-executable file in dos
PRZ is a file extension associated with Lotus Freelance Graphics 97 files.
Executable means that the file has a series of instructions used to execute a program. Non-executable files are ones that do not have these instructions.
The file extension tells about the type of file, with the extension three letters. For Eg:- *.txt -- text file *.exe-- executable file
No. Its's and EXEcutable file.
Executable files usually contain a header, which identifies it as an executable file, and a list of commands to be executed by the processor.