c++ - query on mark pieter article on pe_coff spec

Question

In first 2 pages, layout diagram of PE executable and COFF format is given.

So, my question is,

I assume windows object files and executables are in COFF format, SO WHAT IS PE EXECUTABLE FORMAT?

Sham

Answer 1

Microsoft PE 和 COFF 规范：

本规范描述了 Windows 系列操作系统下的可执行（映像）文件和目标文件的结构。这些文件分别称为可移植可执行文件 (PE) 和通用对象文件格式 (COFF) 文件。