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OCR: DA INFO STIO NC Exe CH tab Files How do. use executable files? An execut able file contains the instructions that tell computer how to perform sp ecific task For example the word- processing program that tells your computer how to display pue print text stored on as an executable file Other executable files on your computer systerm include the operating system, utilities, and application software programs To Use an executa able file, you run In Chapter you learned how to run programs. Ir DOS you type the name of the am, in Windows3.1 you double- click program icon and Windows 95 and Windows 98 you select the program from menu. The programs you run are one type of executable file computer also has executa able files that you cannot run. These files are executed at the request of i computer ...