File Transfer is a generic term used to define the process of moving files or data from one computer to another over a network, such as the Internet.
There are many technical methods that have been developed for sending data, and these technical methods are referred to as File Transfer Protocols. It is these protocols that define exactly how the data is transferred over a network. Examples of file transfer protocols include:
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
SFTP (Secure FTP)
FTPS (FTP run over SSH)
HTTP (Hypertext File Transfer Protocol)
HTTPS (combination of HTTP and a secure protocol such as SSL or TLS)
UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
MTP (Multipurpose Transaction Protocol)
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If you would like to know more about any of these file transfer protocol’s just click on the relevant protocol.
