The most common type is a zip file (.zip)
Then there are:
Rar (.rar)
7zip (.7z)
BZip2 (.bz2)
GZip (.gz)
Tar (.tar)
No. A copy remains in compressed form.
When processing PHP scripts, web servers most frequently use the.php extension by default. This implies that a web server will recognize and run PHP code when it comes across a file with the.php extension.
A Magellan Roadmate GPS map file carries the extension .mgi
Download a free version of Adobe Reader. Install it and the .pdf file extension is automatically associated with that program and it will open the PDF.
A console is saved in a file with an .msc file extention, and a snap-in in a console can itself be a console.
.txt is not a compressed file.
.txt is not a compressed file.
underscore
A .tbz file is a tar file that has been compressed using bzip
It varies. It could be a .zip a .rar as they are the most common, but there is a more extensive list
It varies. It could be a .zip a .rar as they are the most common, but there is a more extensive list
You can identify it easily in two ways. 1. By its icon, It is a folder up on its side that has a zip through it. 2. By its file extension. Although sometimes these are not always visible, the extension for the average compressed file is .zip . You could also identify if it a compressed file if it says compressed zip folder in grey writing under the file name.
It is a tar file file compressed using BZIP. "Bzipped-tar-file"
A compressed folder can have many extensions. The usual windows extension is .zip. But .7z (for 7zip) and .rar can also be used.
It varies by the extension. A compressed file ends in an underscore _ A hidden file ends with a dollar sign $ A regular extension usually ends in a letter (.exe, .zip, .rar, .txt, etc)
There are both compressed and uncompressed SWF files. The header of the compressed ones starts with "CWS" and uncompressed starts with "FWS".
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