File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a set of rules that enables files to be transferred from one computer to another over the Internet.

Anonymous FTP allows users to download files from an Internet site without having to identify themselves.

 

FTP uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols to enable data transfer. FTP is most commonly used to download a file from a server using the Internet or to upload a file to a server (eg, uploading a Web page file to a server)