This is my new section, while studying most of the software behaviour,I understood that studying extensions does a lot of help.Thus in this section let us study together and understand every extension one by one and try its manipulations...........................
Today's Extension |.exe
What is an .exe file ?
An exe file is an file extension for executable files.EXE is the common filename extension denoting an executable file in any os.
Did You know that .exe file being the most used file is also the most vulnerable file for virus attackssince virus spreads quickly this way.
".exe" is one of the most well known extensions.The extension is used by almost all operating systems. well since it is the final step of any computer action i.e.. execution.Well an execution normally stands for end of life whereas the execution in a computer is the beginning of electronic functions i.e.. The Action begins.....
".exe" files are not only just the files ready for processing, it is also used for storing data temporarily on RAM for ready reckoning of data.the execution file in earliest operating system DOS was the basic for running any file.now the ".exe" files also dictates its appearance on screen(Graphical user interface).The .exe file holds resources like images,icons etc..
The .exe files in each of operating system is coded in differently in beginning to define the compatibility of thr program.Normally the .exe file is the final step of any program and to edit it the whole of program must be edited but since it is also a storage file, it might be a storehouse of viruses!
.exe files can be edited using certain software like PE editor.
Resources mean the data stored in executable file which is necessary for the work to be done by it when processed.It is like data necessary for execution of a program like time in calculation of velocity.It is normally of read only type and cannot be changed once in executable file.there are a set of specific resources for every operating system used to define area,type etc..Examples for resources are cursor,icon,font,string etc..these type of files are normally stored in either executable files or dll files.
Since the .exe file is not just a set of codes and also contains many data(resource) it cannot be edited by a normal text editor.The executable file is now a pack which contains multiple data items in many formats.Hence an exe file editor must understand the code of different programs and separate it.The executable file may be opened by packing and unpacking files sometimes for this reason.The exe file editor normally allows us to edit the resource files by unpacking exe file saves the changes and packs exe file again just like upgrading of a computer where a new component replaces the old one and same computer becomes faster.
The executable files in each version of OS is coded differently and each has its own drawbacks.all the executable files are differentiated by an ASCII coding at beginning of exe file or they have a certain hexadecimal value....
