P2P

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  • What is file sharing?
  • File  sharing is the practice of or ability to transmit files from one computer to another over a network or the Internet.
  • What is P2P File sharing?
  • P2P file sharing allows to access media files such as books, music, movies, and games using P2P software program that searches for other connected computers on a P2P network to locate the desired content. 
  • What are some examples of P2P file sharing?
  • The great example of P2P file sharing is BitTorrent, peer-to-peer program that lets users quickly upload and download enormous amounts of data, files that are hundreds or thousands of time bigger that a single MP3.

    The BitTorrent Effect by Clive Thompson, Wired, January 2005. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.01/bittorrent.html

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