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To transmit a file over a network. In a communications session, "download" and "upload" imply a big/little scenario, in which data are being downloaded from the "big" server into the user's...
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Definition: download
To transmit a file over a network. In a communications session, "download" and "upload" imply a big/little scenario, in which data are being downloaded from the "big" server into the user's "little" computer. Uploading sends data from the little computer to the big computer.
The time it takes to download data depends on file size and network speed. Via analog dial-up modems, Web pages take a few seconds, but a 10MB file can take an hour. Downloading over DSL or cable can be from 15 to 600 times faster, and downloading from a server on a local area network (LAN) can be faster yet.
From the Internet
Downloading images, articles and applications from the Internet has become a snap with "Click Here" links on Web pages. The only thing users must know is how to find the downloaded files that have been saved in the computer. If the download is an application, it must be installed, which can be an automatic operation or require the user to take one more step by running the install program. See download protocol and client download.
From the Local Network (LAN)
In a server in a private network, files are placed in sharable folders that can be downloaded to users' computers. Using their operating system's file manager, such as Explorer, users can locate the files by computer name and folder name. See file manager.
From the Computer to Mobile Devices
Transferring files from the computer to an iPod, smartphone or tablet is technically not a network download; it is actually a copy function from one drive to another. The mobile device appears as just another storage drive in the same computer. However, the term "download" is used because of the big/little concept.
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