COMPUTER NETWORKING

APPLICATION LAYER

PEER TO PEER PARADIGM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following best describes the BitTorrent structure?
A
Centralized / structured
B
De-centralized / structured
C
Centralized / unstructured
D
De-centralized / unstructured
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -BitTorrent is a distributed peer-to-peer system which, it is stated, has the potential to change the landscape of broadcast media and file distribution. It uses a symmetric (tit-for-tat) transferring model in an attempt to reach Pareto efficiency.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following statements best describes a peer-to-peer network? A peer-to-peer network provides the user the ability to manage his or her own shared resources. Which of the following is a computer that handles requests from client computers for data and processing resources?

Detailed explanation-3: -The BitTorrent protocol can be used to reduce the server and network impact of distributing large files. Rather than downloading a file from a single source server, the BitTorrent protocol allows users to join a “swarm” of hosts to upload and download from each other simultaneously.

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