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Some Commonly Used File Types |
| Purpose | Creation | Extensions | Viewing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple ASCII Text documents | Any editor | .txt | Any browser |
| Rich Text Format (rtf) | Most word processors (save as rtf). | .rtf | Any browser |
| Word Processing (proprietary formats) | Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, StarOffice, etc. | .doc, .wpd... | Browser invokes word processor |
| Hypertext Markup Language | Any editor | .html, .htm, ... | Any browser |
| Still photographs | Scanners, digital cameras, clip art, etc. | .gif, .jpeg, .jpg, .tif, .bmp, ... | Any browser can display .gif and .jpg files |
| Simple Animations | Corel, StarOffice, Microsoft, etc. | .gif | Any browser |
| Sounds | Real, Microsoft, etc. | .rm, .rma, .mpg, .mp3, .au, .avi, ... | Browser invokes plug-in |
| Moving Images (with Sound) | Real, Shockwave, Quicktime, Microsoft Audio-Video Interleave, etc. | .rm, .rma, .mpg, .avi, swf, ... | Browser invokes plug-in |
| Portable Document File | Adobe Acrobat | Browser invokes plug-in | |
A "browser" is an applications program which is used to assemble the pictures, text, and sounds which comprise a "Web page". It is a "client" program which requests files from a "server" program on another computer, using one or more of the communications rules or "protocols" described in the document on this site called "What is a URL?"
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