2006-12-20 11:41:32 · 3 answers · asked by Brooke B B 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
I have tried to use bittorent.com and had no luck with my downloads, am I doing something wrong, do I not understand, and...is it legal?
2006-12-20 12:08:12 · update #1
Torrents are files (video,music, apps,games,etc. ) that people are willing to share with others over the internet(p2p sharing ).If you get a torrent sharing program/software such as Bitcomet or Azureus you can then browse the many torrent sites and choose a file that others have put on the list to share.Then start downloading free of charge(others are willing to share).The protocol/done thing is to then to let others share/upload this file from you.This keeps the community healthy.Also you can upload your own original files for others to share,this will get you much kudos from other peers.
2006-12-20 11:57:17 · answer #1 · answered by mev 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Torrents are files used with torrent clients (such as http://www.utorrent.com )
A torrent file is usually under 100kb, and tells the client what files to download and other information (such as an annouce URL)
BitTorrent is the name of a peer-to-peer (P2P) file distribution protocol which is what the clients use to download the files from the torrent.
more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent
2006-12-20 19:48:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Basically torrents are the name of a peer-to-peer (P2P) file distribution protocol, and of a free software implementation of that protocol. If you need a torrent client http://www.utorrent.com/download.php
2006-12-20 19:50:09 · answer #3 · answered by Active 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋