File sharing is when information is transferred from one computer to another using the internet. there is another type of file sharing called p2p file sharing. P2P is also known as peer to peer and that is another type of file sharing. It is the sharing of media from peer to peer.
BitTorrent is a type of P2P file sharing. "BitTorrent lets users quickly upload and download enormous amounts of data, files that are hundreds or thousands of times bigger than a single MP3". (The BitTorrent Effect by Clive Thompson, Wired, January 2005) This is an online site that lets download files and it is P2P as well. It is over the internet and accessible to all users.
I think P2P sharing is the future. There will come a day where people won't have to directly download material from a database but can share it with each other. It's a way to expand digital material and spread it freely. I believe our age are the pioneers to this type of change. - Muhammad Ahsan
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