My FTP Power Point for ITEC110

2. FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL
• Allows two computers, a client and server,
to connect over the Internet.
• During this connection the server and client
are able to then transfer various files.
• This is done through converting files into
binary and then transmitting the data, this
concise process allows someone to
download or upload a file to the internet.

3. HISTORY OF FTP
• April 16, 1971 by Abhay Bhushan from MIT
• US DoD, Advanced Research Projects
Agency Network
• ARPANET was the first network to allow
for data to be transferred through
computers
• Bhushan created a protocol that would
easily allow data to be transferred through
this new network

4. FTP: STEPS
1.Request
2.Response
3.Transfer
4.Terminate

5. FTP: REQUEST
• This request is initiated by the client
• Allowing the File Transfer Protocol to begin
• Sub-commands
• store, delete, lookup, open and close
• Allows client to interact with the server
before they download or upload a file

6. FTP: RESPONSE
• Server will inform the client that it is ready to
either receive or send a file
• The sub-commands used in this transaction
are “ready to send” and “ready to receive”

7. FTP: TRANSFER
• The actual transaction will occur in the
transfer step
FTP: TERMINATE
• Two types of terminate transactions
• successful terminate
• unsuccessful terminate

8. File Transfer
Protocol
Cycle

9. THE FUTURE?
So where can a protocol that has been in use
for over 30 years go from here?
It has been modified and improved throughout
the years to keep up with user demands.
It is fairly safe to say that File Transfer Protocol
will still be in use for the future.

10. REFERENCES
Bhushan, A. "RFC 114 - File Transfer Protocol." IETF Tools. 16 Apr. 1971. Web.
28 Feb. 2012. <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc114>.
Harris, Robin. "FTP: Untrustworthy File Transfer." Technology News, Analysis,
Comments and Product Reviews for IT Professionals. ZDnet, 14 July 2008. Web.
28 Feb. 2012. <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/storage/ftp-untrustworthy-file-
transfer/344?tag=btxcsim>.
McKendrick, Joe. "FTP, First Created in 1971, Alive and Well in Service-oriented
World." Technology News, Analysis, Comments and Product Reviews for IT
Professionals. ZDnet, 12 Aug. 2011. Web. 28 Feb. 2012.
<http://www.zdnet.com/blog/service-oriented/ftp-first-created-in-1971-alive-and-
well-in-service-oriented-world/7447?tag=btxcsim>.
"The History of FTP." FTP Site. FTPGuide.com, 2008. Web. 28 Feb. 2012.
<http://ftpguide.com/history.htm>.