FTP: Activity 4

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.


Scenario

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.
     
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