File Extension ICA
When you heard File Extension ICA, it could be three different extension file. First, it is an Image Object Content Architecture (IOCA) Graphics file. Second, it is a Citrix Independent Computer Architecture file. And third, it is an Identity Compass Answers file. The first definition is the most common.
The Image Object Content Architecture (IOCA) Graphics file that used file extension ICA, was developed by IBM. This file is created as part of a larger project to incorporate multiple graphic and text elements in a single compound document.
While the second extension file that used .ica, Citrix' Independent Computing Architecture (ICA), is an application that can allow multiple users to access application that is hosted in a central server. With this technology, individual workstations can be replaced with compact terminals that can log onto Citrix server and run all the application. In this application, .ica file become configuration file that store the important data to connect to servers. This file can be modified using a Citrix Presentation Server Client, Citrix Easy Connect Manager, the ICA Client Editor, or any text editor. Please, becareful in editing this file, and always backup it before editing begins. You must familiar thoroughly with server configuration if you want to edit this file, or else the server connection can be messed up.
Last but not least, the third extension file that used .ica, Identity Compass Answers file, is a profiling and evaluation system used to help selecting the right employee so they can be more productive. It can define how candidates think and make decisions in particularly work environments. In this application, .ica file is an encrypted file that contains the data of user's answers that created by this software during the profiling session. The software then uses it later on the analysis stage. The data is encrypted, it can't be accessed or edited outside of the native software environment.
