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Network Operating Systems-I

notes 13.7 summary

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a TCP protocol for uploading and downloading files between
computers. FTP works on a client/server model. The server component is called an FTP daemon.
The configuration file consists of many configuration parameters. The information about each
parameter is available in the configuration file.

13.8 keywords

FTP: File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a TCP protocol for uploading and downloading files between
computers.

Vsftpd: It is a GPL licensed FTP server for UNIX systems, including Linux. It is secure and
extremely fast.

13.9 self assessment

Fill in the blanks:

1. You can edit the ..................... configuration file, /etc/vsftpd.conf, to change the default
settings.
2. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a TCP protocol for ..................... and downloading files
between computers.
3. Vsftpd is a GPL licensed FTP server for ..................... systems, including Linux. It is secure
and extremely fast.

4. FTP itself uses the ..................... exclusively.
5. Once the file ..................... has been edited to your satisfaction, save the file.
6. With this test you can verify if the error is ..................... or server-side.
7. All the normal ..................... commands may be used to retrieve files.
8. ..................... FTP is a facility offered by many machines on the Internet.

9. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is the simplest and most ..................... way to exchange files
over the Internet.
10. When you connect to an FTP server, you must send a .....................

11. The simplest way to initiate FTP would be to give the command .....................
12. Anonymous FTP is the choice of Web sites that need to ..................... files with numerous
unknown remote users.
13. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers are one of the oldest and most reliable methods of file
..................... between computers.
14. In the ....................., browse to the location where you would like the file to be stored on the
remote computer.
15. An interesting feature of most ftp servers in use today, is the ability to ..................... and
decompress ‘on the fly’.

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