What is Computer file?
[[File:Octicons-file-text.svg|thumb|Icon of file text ]] A '''computer file''' is a means to store [[information]] that belongs together. Computer files can be opened (read and written) by [[computer program]]s. Usually they are stored on some kind of [[file system]]. There are different kinds of computer files that hold different kinds of [[Information|data]] (information): * Text files * Audio files (e.g. for [[song]]s, voice recordings) * Video files (e.g. for [[movie]]s) * Images [[Picture|(pictures)]] * Other [[binary]] data The way the information is organized in a file is called the [[file format]]. {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Computing]]