Introduction

Data is represented on your computer in form

of text, numbers, pictures, videos and files.
Each one of them has its own way that the
computer uses to represent such as binary
which represents text and in this presentation
we will talk about file types and how each is
presented on the computer.
Text, documents and spreadsheet files.
1. Text is represented as (.txt) which means
that this file is a text file containing plain
text and can be opened and edited.
2. Document files are represented as (.docx),
(.pdf) which means that those files store
text, images and more.
3. Spreadsheet files are represented as (.xlsx)
or (.csv). Spreadsheet files are files that
organises data in form of tables. (.xlsx) is
used for microsoft excel or spreadsheet but
(.csv) stores plain text separated by
commas.
Pictures
Images are represented as (.jpg), (.png)
and (.gif). These pictures store huge
number of pixels each pixel coloured
with a different colour to make you see This is a (.gif)
the final image in the end. Each type has
a different quality and compression
which makes the (.jpg) the best one for
photography. While (.png) is used for
transparency.v

This is a (.png)
Videos and Audio

Video files are represented as (.mp4) or

(.avi). This files store moving images and
audio data. (.mp4) offers a good quality
and compression.

Audio is represented as (.mp3) or (.wav).

Audio files stores sound data like music
or recordings and the (.mp3) is the
commonly used one.
 Resources
● https://recoverit.wondershare.com/file-recovery/what-is-txt-file.html#:~:text=Text%20files%20have%20t
he%20extension,%2C%20digits%2C%20and%20special%20symbols.
● https://www.perfectxl.com/excel-glossary/what-is-a-spreadsheet/#:~:text=A%20spreadsheet%20is%20a
%20file,%2C%20formulas%2C%20references%20and%20functions.
● https://www.ionos.co.uk/digitalguide/websites/web-design/image-file-format-types/
● https://cloudinary.com/guides/video-formats/avi-format-should-you-still-use-avi#:~:text=The%20Audio%
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● DECI GPT