Module 1 - FTP Task

For this task I downloaded an FTP client for my computer - I used FileZilla (http://filezilla-project.org/).

FTP to the Curtin ftp site and download a file readme.txt and complete the sentence.

This server runs on a unix platform, so CAPITALISATION MATTERS! (sorry had to change the spelling)

I use FTP with work, mainly for transferring large files to printers, graphic designers and any other provider who does design work for us. I also use ftp to upload files on an external website.

I found it easy to download the software and as I was familiar with FTP applications, finding the file and downloading it was no problem.

The FTP client I use at work I have set up so depending on who I am FTPing, the directory structure appears. So for this exercise, trying to locate a directory I wanted to download was the only issue. Once I found a directory to download the file, I dragged and dropped the file to the directory.



What is FTP...?
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to exchange and manipulate files over an Internet Protocol computer network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server applications. Client applications were originally interactive command-line tools with a standardized command syntax, but graphical user interfaces have been developed for all desktop operating systems in use today. FTP is also often used as an application component to automatically transfer files for program internal functions. FTP can be used with user-based password authentication or with anonymous user access. The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a similar, but simplified, not interoperable, and unauthenticated version of FTP.
Source: Wikepedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol)

References:
Allen, M.. (n.d.). "Module 1 Introduction to Internet Communications". Retrieved June 8, 2009 from
http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_18825_1&content_id=_985240_1