FTP, short for File Transfer Protocol, is a standard network protocol that was ones generally used for transferring files between a client and server, now it has been replaced by more secure and faster ways of delivering files across networks.
Most of today’s casual internet users use web browsers over https to download files directly and command-line users are more likely to use secure network protocols such as the SCP or sFTP.
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