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{{Image|File-sharing-via-ftp.png|right|350px|[[File sharing]] via FTP uses a [[host (computing)|host]] from which a dataset (grey filled black box) is being obtained by other computers.}} | |||
[[File Transfer Protocol]], or FTP as it is most commonly known, is a protocol specification for the transferring of files between two nodes on an [[Internet Protocol]] network, independent of the [[Operating System]]. | [[File Transfer Protocol]], or FTP as it is most commonly known, is a protocol specification for the transferring of files between two nodes on an [[Internet Protocol]] network, independent of the [[Operating System]]. | ||
It is on the [[Application Layer]] of the TCP/IP model. It is also in wide use on the [[Internet]]. The term has also come to refer to the act of transferring a file using this protocol. A number of software applications facilitate transferring files using FTP. | It is on the [[Application Layer]] of the TCP/IP model. It is also in wide use on the [[Internet]]. The term has also come to refer to the act of transferring a file using this protocol. A number of software applications facilitate transferring files using FTP. | ||
Revision as of 10:25, 17 April 2010
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File sharing via FTP uses a host from which a dataset (grey filled black box) is being obtained by other computers.
File sharing via FTP uses a host from which a dataset (grey filled black box) is being obtained by other computers.
File Transfer Protocol, or FTP as it is most commonly known, is a protocol specification for the transferring of files between two nodes on an Internet Protocol network, independent of the Operating System.
It is on the Application Layer of the TCP/IP model. It is also in wide use on the Internet. The term has also come to refer to the act of transferring a file using this protocol. A number of software applications facilitate transferring files using FTP.