FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

What Is FTP?

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) allows a person to transfer files of all sizes between two computers connected via the Internet. With FTP, you can use an application on your PC, called an "FTP client", to connect to another computer on the Internet that has a directory of shared files, called an "FTP server". Once you connect your PC to an FTP server on the Internet, you can exchange information with others by uploading or downloading files. FTP servers often contain software, various documents, graphic images and all sorts of other data that people are sharing between themselves.