What is P2P Network?

P2P stands for Peer-to-Peer.

P2P network means a particular type of network wherein each and every workstation has the same set or equivalent responsibilities and capabilities.

This particular network model doesn’t have any dedicated computing systems that would act as servers for the network.

Another version of definition of P2P network states that a P2P network is an architecture wherein the different participating component systems would take part in a distributed application network and divide the processes among themselves.

Torrents work on P2P networks

P2P networks are famous for sharing music and media files among its users.

There are many different clients also available that may be used to be a part of the P2P network.

Some of these applications are: Kazaa, Napster, P2P, etc.

Torrent networks also use the P2P networks for sharing of media files, music files, documents, etc. across the user base without the need for any central controlling activity.

It is not recommended to download files from P2P networks as many a times the files that have been downloaded might be infected with some kind of malware which would in turn infect your system.