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BitTorrent is a tool for distributing files. It's extremely |
BitTorrent is a tool for distributing files. It's extremely easy to use - |
easy to use - downloads are started by clicking on hyperlinks. |
downloads are started by clicking on hyperlinks. Whenever more than one |
Whenever more than one person is downloading at once |
person is downloading at once they send pieces of the file(s) to each other, |
they send pieces of the file(s) to each other, thus relieving |
thus relieving the central server's bandwidth burden. Even with many |
the central server's bandwidth burden. Even with many |
simultaneous downloads, the upload burden on the central server remains quite |
simultaneous downloads, the upload burden on the central server |
small, since each new downloader introduces new upload capacity. |
remains quite small, since each new downloader introduces new |
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upload capacity. |
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