P2P File Sharing

File sharing is the sharing of computer data or space via public or private in a network with different levels of access. When a file is able to be shared it allows access to a specific number of users and with different levels of access. Also with file sharing there can be an allocated number of space in terms of storage.

In addition P2P file sharing this allows users to gain access to certain files such as movies, music, and games. This type of sharing uses a P2P software that searches for other computers on network. The Peers are end user computer systems.

One of the earliest examples of P2P sharing was napster and currently torrent websites such as BitTorent are other examples. In a article on wired.com titled "The BitTorent Effect", "Bram Cohen is the creator of 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." Cohen noticed the problem with file sharing is that upload and download speeds aren't equal. Therefore his solution was he realized that breaking file up into pieces and the more popular the file is the faster the download speed. "Give and ye shall receive" became Cohen's motto.