30-09-2010, 09:30 AM
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TORRENT
ABSTRACT
Torrent is a method for file sharing (commonly called download) via internet using a new peer-to-peer protocol called torrent that’s usually used to distribute large amounts of data. A torrent is a file that is used by a program called a bit torrent client, which then uses the file to download the actual file you want. Basically, it's the middleman of the download process. You don't really need him, but still he remains.
Torrent protocol is different than ordinary conventional transfer method. The conventional downloads commonly using the HTTP or FTP protocol which needs a server for placed the data. A torrent protocol not always using the server, a torrent can download data both from server and client. So it’s possible to download data from client when the server is down. The main distributor of the complete file or collection acts as the first seed which called seeder. Each peer who downloads the data also uploads them to other peers. Torrent is a small file (around few kilobytes) with the suffix .torrent, which contains all the information needed to download a file the torrent was made for. That means it contains file names, their sizes, where to download from and so on. You can get torrents for almost anything on lots of web sites and torrent search engines. Torrent is the most popular way of downloading large files, including movies and games.