How to "see" what's inside any file? (.exe,.jpg,.gif, etc) (encryption)

[innuendo]

I'm not programming savvy, but I suppose every file in a computer is made up of 0s and 1s right?

For example when you encrypt a file, it means the encryption program writes random 0s and 1s from a given pass word into the file so it's unreadable unless you can take those random 0s and 1s out, Is this correct?

Is there any program out there that let's you "see" the actual information in a file? the whole 01001101110......?

 

[addle_brains]

Why would you want to?

 

[M0LD0V4N]

Hmmmm... I dont think so.... Have you searched up google .. if not.. I dont know...
I only combine EXE with EXE

 

[Trizoy]

http://www.proxoft.com/BinaryViewer.asp

Bianary Viewer.. Have fun.

 

[addle_brains]

Oh right *slaps head* I use hex editors all the time to........ (not) hack save game files.

 

[X2BreakOfFate]

I doubt anyone is still reading this, but from programming experience, I would like to say no lol. Um, basically the 0's and 1's are what the program is doing. 0's and 1's are just something called machine language which is made from a compiler that turns C++, C#, Visual Basic, or any other language, into machine language.