3. DEVELOPMENT
The μTorrent application was originally
developed by Ludving Strigeus in 2005
for Microsoft Windows.
Size of the application was just 77 KB.
Serge Paquet on December 7
2007 developed it for Linux GUI
and MAC OS X.
Size of the application was 1.46 MB.
6. Peer to Peer
The technology used for file sharing over
the internet. Each node or computer in a
P2P network has the ability to behave as a
server as well as a client.
7. Client
The application that enables
P2P file sharing or which
provides an interface for the
same. In this case e.g.
μTorrent.
8. Torrent
The Torrent is a file which contains metadata
about all files to be shared. It contains the
address of the Tracker for all its communication
in the Swarm.
25. The numeric value inside the
parenthesis increases as the
number of downloads increase.
The current status shows that
there is only one torrent being
downloaded.
Navigation Panel
26. Preview Panel
Name of the
torrent
Actual Size of
the files
depicted in the
metadata
This panel lets you know about the
basic details of the actual data and
not the metadata.
28. Why μTorrent?
It uses P2P networking thus is a fast growing
download application.
It uses metadata by .torrent files as means
for file sharing.
It provides 5 times faster downloads than the
usual download.
Desired data is always available in torrents.
It is much secure in terms of data hiding and
network security.
Downloads can be resumed even after a
power failure.
It is a freeware available for Windows, Mac
and Linux.
29. Why not μTorrent?
In the near future, P2P networking will be
banned in some countries due to increase in
piracy.
In some cases, random generation of I.P
addresses resulted in limited connectivity of
network.
Torrents today act as good means for
promoting piracy.
Not all torrents are verified, some are fake
and some have virus.
For a torrent, if there are more leechers than
seeders you will not get fast downloads.
The application uses all the bandwidth
available for internet access.
30. CONCLUSION
μTorrent is praised for its small size and
the minimal computer resources it uses
which sets it apart from other
applications.
Would you download a software easily
available through a torrent or spend some
bucks to buy it?
The decision is entirely up to you.
µTorrent is a freeware, metadata client by BitTorrent, Inc. It is available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Both versions are written in C++. It gets the "µ" in its name from the SI prefix "micro" meaning one one-millionth. The program is designed to use minimal computer resources while offering complete functionality in its operations.