Computer Awareness is a topic on which questions are asked in a number of banking exams. The upcoming RBI Assistant Mains exam will have 40 questions on this topic which need to be answered in 20 minutes. If you want to make the most of this exam and want to be selected as an RBI Assistant, you need to ensure that your preparation in this section remains top-notch. The reason being, just like the GA section, this section doesn’t require any calculation. You can just have a glance at the question and there will be 2 scenarios- either you would be knowing the answer or you wouldn’t be knowing it. For your convenience, we have compiled a list of abbreviations & file extensions which will be very handy in your preparation.
| Abbreviation/ File Extension | Details |
| .3dm | Rhino 3D Model |
| .3ds | 3D Studio Scene |
| .3g2 | 3GPP2 Multimedia File |
| .3gp | 3GPP Multimedia File |
| .accdb | Access 2007 Database File |
| .aif | Audio Interchange File Format |
| .apk | Android App |
| .app | Mac OS Application.(app store) |
| .asp | Active Server Page |
| .aspx | Active Server Page Extended File |
| .avi | Audio Video Interleave File |
| .bak | Backup File |
| .bat | DOS Batch File |
| .bmp | Bitmap Image File |
| .c | C/C++ Source Code File |
| .cer | Internet Security Certificate |
| .cgi | Common Gateway Interface Script |
| .class | Java Class File |
| .com | DOS Command File |
| .cpp | C++ Source Code File |
| .crx | Chrome Extension |
| .cs | Visual C# Source Code File |
| .css | Cascading Style Sheet |
| .csv | Comma Seperated Values File |
| .dat | Data File |
| .db | Database File |
| .dbf | Database File |
| .doc | Microsoft Word Document |
| .docx | Microsoft Word Open XML Document |
| .dtd | Document Type Definition File |
| .exe | Windows Executable File |
| .fla | Adobe Flash Animation |
| .flv | Flash Video File |
| .gif | Graphical Interchange Format File |
| .htm | hyper text markup use for Disk operating system |
| .html | Hypertext Markup Language File |
| .iff | Interchange File Format |
| .jar | Java Archive File |
| .java | Java Source Code File |
| .jpg/.jpeg | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| .js | JavaScript File |
| .jsp | Java Server Page |
| .log | Log File |
| .m4v | iTunes Video File |
| .man | mandatory file |
| .max | 3ds Max Scene File |
| .mdb | Microsoft Access Database |
| .mp3 | MP3 Audio File |
| .mp4 | MPEG-4 Video File |
| .mpa | MPEG-2 Audio File |
| .mpeg | Moving Picture Extension Group |
| .mpg | MPEG Video File |
| .msg | Outlook Mail Message |
| .obj | Wavefront 3D Object File |
| .odt | OpenDocument Text Document |
| .pages | Pages Document |
| .pdb | Program Database |
| .php | PHP Source Code File |
| .plugin | Mac OS X Plug-in |
| .png | Portable Network Graphic |
| .pps | PowerPoint Slide Show |
| .ppt | PowerPoint Presentation |
| .pptx | PowerPoint Open XML Presentation |
| .psd | Adobe Photoshop Document |
| .ra | Real Audio File |
| .rar | Compressed File (WinRAR Compressed Archive) |
| .rss | Rich Site Summary |
| .rtf | Rich Text Format File |
| .sdf | Standard Data File |
| .sql | Structured Query Language Data File |
| .svg | Scale Vector Graphics |
| .tar | Consolidated Unix File Archive |
| .tex | LaTeX Source Document |
| .tif | Tagged Image File Format-Use for storing graphics images on Social media, websites, blogs |
| .tmp | Temporary File |
| .txt | Plain Text File |
| .vb | VBScript File |
| .vcf | vCard File |
| .vob | DVD Video Object File |
| .wav | Waveform Audio File |
| .wma | Windows Media Audio File |
| .wmv | Windows Media Video File |
| .wpd | WordPerfect Document |
| .wps | Microsoft Works Word Processor Document |
| .xhtml | Extensible Hypertext Markup Language File |
| .xlr | Works Spreadsheet |
| .xls | Excel Spreadsheet |
| .xlsx | Microsoft Excel Open XML Spreadsheet |
| .xml | XML File |
| .zip | Compressed File |
| EPUB | PUB file extension represents Microsoft Publisher document file format |
| MOBI | Mobi file extension is used for storing eBooks |
| wps | Microsoft Works Word Processor Document. |
We hope that the above compilation will be useful in your preparation.
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