Peer-to-peer downloading through torrents
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Added on 2021-04-16
Peer-to-peer downloading through torrents
Added on 2021-04-16
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1TORRENTS About TorrentsWang et al. (2013), says torrents are Peer-to-Peer (P2P) compatible files that are usedto share data in such network environments. It is necessary to install certain specific P2Psoftware to run torrents. Bit-Torrent is one of the most popular torrent protocols that assistmillions around the globe to transfer heavy chunks of data. Each torrent file consists of themetadata of the files being shared and their trackers. Seeders and leechers are one of the maingoverning factors behind the efficiency and agility of downloads. More seeders speed up thedownload whereas leechers do just the opposite.Uses of TorrentsResearch figures reveal that torrent downloads account to over 50% of the net annualinternet traffic all over. All that is needed is a Bit-Torrent client like uTorrent, Vuze and soon, that would manage the downloads. Torrents are used worldwide to download music, TVshows, games, movies and what not, free. However, questions are raised about whether usingtorrents is actually legal. There are both legal and illegal uses of torrents.Legal UsesLegal uses of this technology is found in the largest social media companies of theworld that is Facebook and Twitter. They use the torrents way to when there is need to sendhuge amount of data fast, internally (Wang et al. 2013). Moreover, several companies areadapting the torrents way to enhance media streaming (Nurminen et al. 2013).Illegal UsesTorrents are the primary source of digital piracy in the world. People are gettingaccess to movies, software and all such stuffs without having to pay a single penny. Thissometimes result the stakeholder organizations to face massive monetary loss (Danaher,
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