P2P File Sharing

File sharing is the act of sending any file over any network from one computer to the other, In a sense creating multiple copies of it distributed to the user that demand it. P2P File sharing is an advancement on File Sharing on a larger scale. P2P file sharing works by a system of Seeders and Leechers. The Seeder is the user that uploads the file, while the leecher, downloads the file. The way P2P file sharing works (particularly on BitTorrent) is by cutting up the file into multiple pieces. The Seeder then uploads the files to the leecher that is downloading it. Once the Leecher has the file, he automatically becomes a seeder of that piece and uploads it to anyone else that wants to download the file. If there are multiple seeders, the download speed can be significantly faster. Clive Thompson interviewed Bram Cohen, creator of BitTorrent. He explains the nature of BitTorrent and how it literally changed the way people watch TV. He called it the worlds largest TiVo since users are now able to download their show at amazing speeds when they miss it simply by searching it on a torrent.