However... SMTP just stands for simple mail transfer protocol. It's one of a few email/communication protocols we use over the internet and our networks to send emails. FTP is what we call the file transfer protocol. This is more-or-less self-explanatory; but it's what we use to handle the process of transfer data across network interconnects amongst other protocols i.e. TCP/IP. Note: "Try researching on the OSI model which should help you understand more about the way networks communicate and handle the data being sent over the internet."
