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File sharing is the transfer of files from one computer over a network to another computer. File sharing is how most of the information gets shared today. P2P (peer to peer) file sharing consists of sharing files from one person to another through an application. BitTorrent is a great example of the transition to P2P file sharing. “BitTorrent, one of the most successful peer-to-peer programs ever. BitTorrent lets users quickly upload and download enormous amounts of data, files that are hundreds or thousands of times bigger than a single MP3.” BitTorrent was a pioneer on the enormous opportunity P2P file sharing has created. We can now share data/files that are huge in size which previously were unavailable to be shared. P2P sharing is an incredibly useful technology that everyone should utilize.



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


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