peer-to-peer an
client/serve
network
, peer-to-peer information
• peer-to-peer (P2P) network is created when two or more PCs are conne
and share resources without going through a separate server compute
• Instead of having a central server to act as a shared drive, each comp
acts as the server for the fles stored upon it. When a P2P network is
established over the Internet, a central server can be used to index fle
a distributed network can be established where the sharing of fles is s
between all the users in the network that are storing a given fle.
• Peer-to-peer networks are usually associated with Internet piracy and
illegal fle sharing.
client/serve
network
, peer-to-peer information
• peer-to-peer (P2P) network is created when two or more PCs are conne
and share resources without going through a separate server compute
• Instead of having a central server to act as a shared drive, each comp
acts as the server for the fles stored upon it. When a P2P network is
established over the Internet, a central server can be used to index fle
a distributed network can be established where the sharing of fles is s
between all the users in the network that are storing a given fle.
• Peer-to-peer networks are usually associated with Internet piracy and
illegal fle sharing.
