With this activity the user learns the basic FTP commands PUT and GET to transfer files. The concepts to be aquired are DOWNLOAD and UPLOAD.
View | There is a computer in the room named LOCAL and through a window one can see another computer in another building named REMOTE. |
Activity | From the LOCAL computer use the FTP PUT command to send the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to the REMOTE computer. Call this operation a DOWNLOAD. From the LOCAL computer use the GET command to copy the AUTOEXEC.BAT from the from the REMOTE computer. Call this operation an UPLOAD. |
On-line-help | On the wall there is a picture which presents a short explanation on the FTP GET and PUT commands. |