Moving Files

Moving files from one host computer to another host computer is something that any computer programmer, administrator or even a user may want to do once in a while. Taking this into consideration, there are several programs designed to help in performing this task. One of the most common and popular program is the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) (Brijendra, 2006). This paper focuses on how one can move files using FTP.

Before one can start using FTP to transfer files from one host computer to another, there is a need to set up the FTP tool, through entering the relevant FTP account settings (Brijendra, 2006). Once the administrator sets up the tool, he can then move files in a similar way files are moved in the computer. To get started, the administrator should use the FTP tool to connect to his Web Hosting account. The administrator can accomplish this through entering his accounting information before clicking “connect”. After connecting successfully, the tool displays the folders as well as files in the Web Hosting account (Haugdahl, 2000).

The administrator should then open the folder which contains the files that he wants to move using the FTP (Brijendra, 2006). From this point, the administrator should click the files to enable the transfer of files. When transferring files, the administrator should create a copy of those files in the destination he chooses. The easiest way when it comes to transferring files using FTP is dragging it to the required destination. Other ways of transferring files between host computers are by uploading and downloading the files (SAS Institute, 2004). When transfer is complete, the administrator usually sees copies of files in the chosen location. Transferring files from one host computer to the other usually help system administrators and programmers to easily share data between computers.

References

Brijendra, S. (2006). Data communications and computer networks. New Delhi: Prentice_Hall of India.

Haugdahl, J. S. (2000). Network analysis and troubleshooting. S.l.: Print On Demand.

SAS Institute. (2004). Moving and accessing SAS 9.1 files. Cary, NC: SAS Institute.