The folks who worked on the early computers were pretty straightforward about naming things. They didn't go medical and give things Latin names. For the most part, the names for most computer technology is really simple. FTP? Nothing more complex than "file transfer protocol".

Andy and Sean explain file transfer protocol and how you can use it.

Download CuteFTP Home has everything you need to transfer data over

file transfer protocol

. If you have your own web site or are thinking about

creating your own web site

, you'll need an FTP client like CuteFTP Home in order to move your web pages from your computer and onto your web host. Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan runs through the basics of CuteFTP Home and highlights some of the cool advanced features of this full featured FTP client.

FTP or File Transfer Protocol

is a quick and, once you understand the basics, easy way to

transfer files to your web site host

,

share large files

between co-workers and much more.

FileZilla

is an excellent and (perhaps best of all)

free FTP client available for Mac, PC and Linux.