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BitTorrent works it out good!

Almost all the time i spend these days is mostly dependent on the downloads from my uTorrent. Music, eBooks, TVshows, Movies, Software(of course full versions ONLY), mp3s, and the list goes on. If you arnt on it yet, its about time.

Once you start using it so extensively, there are few terms which make you wonder whats going on. Which make you feel lost when the downloads dont start at all. Well here is a better understanding as to why that happens.
Torrent sharing is about “swarming and tracking”, where users download many small bits from many different sources at once. Because this format compensates for slower download of a huge file. Obviously, it is actually faster than downloading a large file from a single source.

“Swarming” is about splitting large files into hundreds of smaller “bits”, and then sharing those bits across a “swarm” of dozens of linked users.

“Tracking” is when specific servers help swarm users find each other.

Swarm members use special Torrent client software to upload, download, and reconstruct the many file bits into complete usable files.

Special .torrent text files act as pointers during this whole process, helping users find other users to swarm with, and enforcing quality control on all shared files.

How different from previous stuff: (like Kazaa.) BitTorrent is different from the competing Kazaa network in one significant way: BitTorrent is true P2P sharing. Instead of “publisher servers” dishing out files, BitTorrent users do the file serving. Torrent users voluntarily upload their file bits to their swarm without payment or advertising revenue. You could say Torrent users are motivated, not by money, but by a “Pay-It-Forward” cooperative spirit. If you recall the Napster.com model of the 1990’s, BitTorrent swarming is the same, but with sharing incentive added.

Torrent sharing goes like this: if you share files on BitTorrent, you will be rewarded with increased download speed. Conversely, if you choose to “leech” and not share your files upwards, you will be punished with slow Torrent download speeds. I dint know about this, so im going to stop leeching from now on

Download speed is controlled by Torrent tracking servers, who monitor all swarm users. If you share, tracker servers will reward you by increasing your alotted swarm bandwidth (sometimes up to 1500 kilobits per second). Similarly, if you leech and limit your upload sharing, tracking servers will choke your download speeds, sometimes to as slow as 1 kilobit per second. Indeed, the “Pay It Forward” philosophy is digitally enforced! Leeches are not welcome in a BitTorrent swarm.

****Copyright warning. Unless you live in Canada, you must understand that copyright laws are commonly violated by P2P sharing. If you download a song, movie, or TV show, you do risk a civil lawsuit. Canadians are protected from these lawsuits because of a Canadian Supreme Court ruling, but not residents of the USA or most parts of Europe and Asia. This lawsuit risk is a reality, and you must accept this risk if you choose to download P2P files.**********