File Extension
.exe
An executable file; It commonly will start a program running.
.xml
Extensible Markup Language, a way of writing data in a tree-structured form by enclosing it in tags.
.docx
File extension for Microsoft Word 07 and 10 documents-identifying the type of program used to create it
.txt
File extension that is associated with digital documents created as "text only". Text only documents have no formatting saved with them (i.e., no tabs, centering, etc.), but preserve all ASCII-based characters.
.flv
Flash Video - file format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player
.html
HyperText Markup Language
.jpg
Joint Photographic Experts Group, a file format for continuous tone images such as photos or images with subtle color changes.
.pps
Microsoft PowerPoint Slideshow- 1997-2003
.ppt
Microsoft Powerpoint
.wps
Microsoft Works Word Processor Document
Portable Document Format. A file format developed by Adobe Systems to allow for display and printing of formatted documents across platforms and systems. PDF files can be read on any system equipped with the Acrobat Reader software.
.png
Portable Network Graphic. Designed as a replacement for the older GIF file format commonly used on web pages. A higher quality image.
.rwt
Responsive Web Design: Making a website 'adapt' to look great on multiple platforms and devices
.tif
Tagged Image File; a very high quality graphic used in desktop publishing printing
.swf
The Flash (Shockwave) format was developed by Macromedia. The Shockwave format requires an extra component to play. But this component comes preinstalled with web browsers like Firefox and Internet Explorer.
.mpg
The MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group) format is the most popular format on the Internet. It is cross-platform, and supported by all the most popular web browsers.
.odf
The Open Document Format (ODF) is an XML-based open source file format for saving and exchanging text, spreadsheets, charts, and presentations.
.wav
The standard format for sound on computers running the Windows operating system.
.rtf
The type of file that is used for cross-platform document interchange that preserve some document formatting to be used in other word processing programs.
.mp3
a compressed audio file format that is the current standard for exchanging music files over the Internet; MP3 gets its name from MPEG, audio layer 3
.doc
a file extension that designates a microsoft word document
.ai
adobe illustrator
.bmp
bitmap, the extension for bitmap graphics, a bitmap is created using pixels & is considered a paint document
.mov
file extension for a Quick Time movie
.xls
file extension for a document created in Excel
.xlsx
file extension used for Microsoft Excel 07 and 10 documents-identifying the type of program used to create it
.mp4
mpeg 4; a compressed file format that can be used for audio or video; appropriate for streaming
.key
serving as an essential component
.psd
stands for PhotoShop Document and is the native format to save any file created in Photoshop. Files are usually created in layers and are normally quite large, but are editable.
.gif
stands for graphics interchange format. It also includes data compression, but because it is limited to 256 colors, it is more effective for scanned images such as illustrations rather than color photos.
.wma
windows media audio; compresssed audio format originally designed for Windows Media Player
.avi
windows media format for video
.wmv
windows media video; compressed video format designed for Windows but also viewable on Macs
