BitTorrent
BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol used for distributing large amounts of data. It is one of the most common protocols for transferring large files, and it has been estimated that it may account for as much as 43 % of all Internet traffic (depending on geographical location) as of February 2009.
First, a user playing the role of file-provider makes a file available to the network. This first user's file is called a seed and its availability on the network allows other users, called peers, to connect and begin to download the seed file. As new peers connect to the network and request the same file, their computer receives a different piece of the data from the seed. Once multiple peers have multiple pieces of the seed, BitTorrent allows each to become a source for that portion of the file. The effect of this is to take on a small part of the task and relieve the initial user, distributing the file download task among the seed and many peers. With BitTorrent, no one computer needs to supply data in quantities which could jeopardize the task by overwhelming all resources, yet the same final result—each peer eventually receiving the entire file—is still reached.
After the file is successfully and completely downloaded by a given peer, the peer is able to shift roles and become an additional seed, helping the remaining peers to receive the entire file. This eventual shift from peers to seeders determines the overall 'health' of the file (as determined by the number of times a file is available in its complete form).
uTorrent
uTorrent is a client program that uses the Bit Torrent protocol to download files on the Internet. In order to download a file through torrents, you have to download the torrent file (.torrent) from any site and open it using uTorrent. It starts finding others who are downloading (peers) or have downloaded (seeders) the same file and downloads from them instead of the main server.
One very important thing while using torrents is that there should be people seeding the torrent otherwise the download won't even start.
uTorrent
uTorrent is a client program that uses the Bit Torrent protocol to download files on the Internet. In order to download a file through torrents, you have to download the torrent file (.torrent) from any site and open it using uTorrent. It starts finding others who are downloading (peers) or have downloaded (seeders) the same file and downloads from them instead of the main server.
One very important thing while using torrents is that there should be people seeding the torrent otherwise the download won't even start.
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