COMPUTER NETWORKING

Detailed explanation-1: -The arrival of Napster in 1999 marked the emergence of decentralized peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing of music over the Internet.

Detailed explanation-2: -Napster. The Napster network was created at application-level using a client-server protocol over point-to-point TCP. The server was in this case a centralized directory that would hold an index of all files offered (MP3/WMA).

Detailed explanation-3: -Napster released on June 1, 1999. The first iteration of the platform enabled music sharing on its own centralized P2P network. Napster, along with other first-generation P2P networks, directly connected users across the network to other individuals using copies of the same program.