A small presentation on the introduction and working of the torrent.

1. Torrent
Presented By: Sonang Rai
Iceberg Technology

2. Introduction
• Torrent is a protocol that enables fast downloading of
large files using minimum Internet bandwidth.
• It costs nothing to use and includes no spyware or
pop-up advertising.
• The most popular video, audio or software files can
be transferred faster and cheaper by using Torrent.

3. Torrent Terminologies
• Leeches
• Seeders
• Swarm
• .torrent
• Trackers

4. Torrent Terminologies
• Leeches - People who download files but do not
share files on their own computer with others.
• Seeder - A computer with a complete copy of a
Torrent file (At least one seed computer is necessary
for a Torrent download to operate).
• Swarm - A group of computers simultaneously
sending (uploading) or receiving (downloading) the
same file.

5. Terminologies
• .torrent - A pointer file that directs your computer to
the file you want to download.
• Trackers - A server that manages the Torrent file-
transfer process.

6. How it happens

7. • You open a Web page and click on a link for the file
you want.
• Torrent client software communicates with a tracker
to find other computers running Torrent that have
the complete file (seed computers) and those with a
portion of the file (peers that are usually in the
process of downloading the file).

8. • The tracker identifies the swarm, which are
connected computers that have all or a portion of
the file and are in the process of sending or receiving
it.
• The tracker helps the client software to trade pieces
of the file we want with other computers in the
swarm. Your computer receives multiple pieces of
the file simultaneously.

9. Why torrent
• Tit for Tat principles
• A decentralized process
• Pause compatible transfers
• Huge files community
• Even slow internet can do it faster

10. Why not torrent
• Needs at least one seeder
• The files shared may not be genuine
• May consume lots of bandwidth

11. Any Questions