We are going to be providing you with information regarding Peer-to-peer networking. We will be covering aspects such as its definition, origins, types of peer to peer, advantages, disadvantages, lawsuits and some other important information.
First we will show you a video that took place on the American news channel news world. The debate that is taking place during this interview is on whether file sharers should be fined for downloading music.
Video 1
Definition
(About.com,2008) Peer-to-peer (P2P) networking eliminates the need for central servers, allowing all computers to communicate and share resources as equals. Music file sharing, instant messaging and other popular network applications rely on P2P technology.”
The most common network infrastructure people will have come across is called a peer-to-peer network. In this arrangement each individual computer is connected to the others but no one computer is responsible for managing the network. If you share a broadband connection at home then this is most likely the method that is currently in use. Peer-to-peer networks are easy to set up, require little management and do allow basic sharing of resources between PCs, such as printers and scanners.
