1 / 11

Learning to Use the Internet & the World Wide Web Chapter 8

Learning to Use the Internet & the World Wide Web Chapter 8. By Ernest Ackermann & Karen Hartman Mary Washington College. Chapter Eight: FTP and Downloading Web Resources. Goals/Objectives Learn how to download a file by using anonymous FTP Know how to locate and download software

tuyen
Download Presentation

Learning to Use the Internet & the World Wide Web Chapter 8

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Learning to Use the Internet & the World Wide Web Chapter 8 By Ernest Ackermann & Karen Hartman Mary Washington College

  2. Chapter Eight: FTP and Downloading Web Resources Goals/Objectives • Learn how to download a file by using anonymous FTP • Know how to locate and download software • Know how to uncompress compressed programs and files • Learn how to use an FTP client program

  3. FTP Overview • FTP (file transfer protocol) can be used to transfer any type of file. • It’s commonly used to distribute software throughout the Internet. • Most of these software programs are available as shareware or freeware. • Uploading a file is when you use FTP to transfer a file from your computer to another.

  4. Downloading a File by Anonymous FTP • The browser makes it possible for you to download files using anonymous FTP without having to type anonymous as a user ID or give a password. • Method 1: View the file first, and then save it using the file menu. • Method 2: Save the hyperlink in a file by using the right mouse button.

  5. Downloading and Working with Files From Software Archives • Software often comes in packages. • Compressed files or packages have names that usually end in .zip. • Self-extracting archives have filenames that end in .exe.

  6. Downloading and Installing Software: Steps • Find the program you want in a software archive. • Create a folder to hold the program on your computer. • Click on the hyperlink in the software archive to the program. • Using the Save As dialog box, determine where to put the file on your computer.

  7. Downloading and Installing Software: Steps, continued • A file name ending in .exe, is usually a self-extracting archive. Locate it using Windows Explorer and double-click on it. It will either install itself or extract its parts into the current directory. • If the file name ends in .zip, then you have to use PKZIP or WinZip to extract the components. • You may need to run a Setup program. • Be sure to check for computer viruses.

  8. Acquiring Antivirus Software • Many antivirus programs are available to the public as shareware. • You can download these programs following the steps discussed previously.

  9. Questions to Ask Before You Download Software • Is the program appropriate for your computer system? • Do you have enough storage space on your disk to hold the software? • Do you meet the licensing requirements? • Do you have permission to install the software?

  10. Questions to Ask, continued • Do you have the software need to install the software you downloaded? • Will the software have a detrimental effect on other software on your computer? • Will you be able to uninstall the program if things don’t go well?

  11. Using an FTP Client Program • When using an FTP client to contact another computer, you’ll need to have certain pieces of information, such as: • The Internet domain name or address of the server, or host • A user name and a password on the host

More Related