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The act of sending files from a local workstation to a remote workstation.
 
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The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is the Internet facility for downloading and uploading files. (If you are uploading a file to another site, you must usually have permission in advance to access the site and the directory where the file is to be placed.)<ref>http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci213255,00.html</ref>
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! SPEEDS<ref>http://pcpitstop.com/internet/BandwidthResults.asp</ref>
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The opposite of this activity is called, [[Download| downloading]]. Uploading is usually slower than downloading. This is due to the [[Bottleneck| bottleneck]] at the [[Modem| modem]].
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Revision as of 23:17, April 1, 2007

Template:Stub The act of sending files from a local workstation to a remote workstation.


The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is the Internet facility for downloading and uploading files. (If you are uploading a file to another site, you must usually have permission in advance to access the site and the directory where the file is to be placed.)[1]

SPEEDS[2]
Dial-up: Up to 54 Kb/s
DSL: 54-2000 Kb/s
Cable: 1000-3000Kb/s

The opposite of this activity is called, downloading. Uploading is usually slower than downloading. This is due to the bottleneck at the modem.


  1. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci213255,00.html
  2. http://pcpitstop.com/internet/BandwidthResults.asp