Whats the difference FTP & Normal file download with browser

[MARKBLACK]

Hi hope somebody can help me I was doing an internet course and I
had to download some shareware stuff I was told to do this via FTP but
we had lots of problems something to do with anonymous FTP I think.
So I decided to download these files via internet explorer, as we only really had to do a file download the tutor marked this as OK but just after this I moved class due to illness of the tutor,the new tutor said my download was wrong now I'm confused. MB

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[iisbob]

FTP stands for { file transfer protocol } it's strictly for transfering data; where as HTTP { hyper text transer protocol } is a data transfer means mostly for web pages. It allows you to interact with the information; whereas FTP is strictly for moving data around.

Here's a good link on the definition of HTTP, HTTP explained (http://www.clienthelpdesk.com/dictionary/hypertext.html) and here's another one for FTP-FTP explained (http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=10&q=http://www.whatis.com/definition/0,289893,sid9_gci213976,00.html&e=42).

It sounds all so confusing at first, but they are really simple concepts. Just think of it this way, this website that you've accessed is using HTTP , you can interact with it-if it was only an FTP server, all you could do was download the forum, but you couldn't participate. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/frown.gif Except in the most round about manner. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

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