There are thousands of newsgroups on all kinds of subjects. It is this variety of subject matter which can be at times controversial. Not everyone on the Internet has access to Usenet articles. A system manager will decide whether or not to carry Usenet or even partial access to Usenet. Your system must also be equipped with a program called a Newsreader.
People can post an article to a newsgroup or simply read what others have already posted.
This stands for File Transfer Protocol. FTP is a program which enables you to transfer files from a computer on one side of the world to your own computer. Anonymous FTP is a service which makes file transfer a reality by allowing you to 'log in' as a guest of that remote computer. Your userid at the site would be 'Anonymous' and your password would be a valid 'e-mail address'. Once you are in you must give a series of commands.