While exploring the Internet, you’ve probably encountered the terms downloading and uploading. Downloading means receiving data or a file from the Internet on your computer. Uploading means sending data or a file from your computer to somewhere on the Internet.
Downloading
Usually,
when you download a file you will start the downloading by clicking a link to that
file.
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▶ Open with
will download the file and load it immediately in the specified program.
▶ Save File will
download it and save it to your hard drive.
Either way,
once you click OK, the download begins. Your browser will indicate the progress
and time remaining on the download.
v Some browsers don’t always start
this downloading process when you click the link to a file. In these cases,
you can right click the link, then click Save
Link As, then a location to download the file.
Uploading
If a site
allows uploads, it will have an upload utility to help perform the file
transfer. Each site handles this process differently, but we’ll give some
common examples. Usually, the site will have help pages to walk you through the
upload process.
Many sites
have an upload button that opens a dialog box. For example, Facebook have photo/video icon that begins the upload process.
A dialog box
will appear, prompting you to select a file. Browse to the location where your
file stored, select it, then click the Open button. Afterward, a progress bar
tracking the upload process will appear on the page.
Some sites
support a drag-and-drop interface. For example, when logged in to Dropbox you
can drag the files from a folder on your computer and drop them into the
browser window.
Many other
utilities have similar features.
