Monthly Archives: December 2010

What is the .TTF file extension The .TTF file extension refers to a True Type Font file which basically contains a font map that is usually compatible with Windows and Mac OSX operating systems. True Type Fonts were first created … Continue reading →

More About The .TS File Extension The .TS file extension is assigned to Video Transport Stream file which is an essential element of DVD video technology. This video stream format is used for storing video information on a DVD disk. … Continue reading →

What is the .TAR.GZ file extension? The .TAR.GZ extension refers to the extension of a tarball file that has been compressed using the Gzip application. TAR or Tar archive is a program in UNIX and Linux that basically packs together … Continue reading →

About the .SNP file extension The .SNP file extension refers to Microsoft Access Snapshot files. This file format is specifically used only by Microsoft Access to store information and layouts pertaining to reports for viewing and printing through the Microsoft … Continue reading →

.cso files represent the compressed ISO image format and are used for archiving PlayStation Portable games. The .cso file type includes various compression levels, from 1 to 9. However, choosing higher compression levels may lead to slow loading of the … Continue reading →

What is the .msi file extension? MSI is an acronym for MicroSoft Installer and is one of the core components of the installer package used for Microsoft Windows. All the software designed for the Windows operating system is packaged with … Continue reading →

A file with the .cpgz file extension is commonly referred to as a compressed UNIX CPIO archive file. .cpgz files are compressed files that are compressed using GZIP (.GZ) compression and saved in the CPIO (The term CPIO stands for … Continue reading →

What is the .pl file extension? The .pl file extension is associated with 3 different software – Perl, Prolog and BRL-CAD. Perl and Prolog use the .pl extension extensively to save the source code while BR-CAD uses them to save … Continue reading →

Brief description of the .qxp file extension The .qxp file extension is primarily recorded to be used by QuarkXPress, which is a popular Desktop publishing (DTP) program from Quark, Inc. QuarkXPress is used for creating page layouts for flyers, books, … Continue reading →