What is a Torrent?
Answer:
A torrent is a computer file which is used to
download content over Peer 2 Peer networks using the BitTorrent Protocol. BitTorrent is a way to share files among many users. The most common P2P torrents are Music and Movie files. Rather than downloading whole movie or music files from a central server, Peer 2 Peer clients download a torrent file which is essentially a portion of the file. You take piece A from user 1, piece B from user 2 and so on.  This way your not taking a complete file from any particular user.

Typically torrent files end in the extension .torrent and can be obtained from the Peer 2 Peer software providers or from independent websites.

The most popular torrent program is the original, BitTorrent which can be found at BitTorrent.com . Since they facilitate the illegal distribution of copyright works, Peer 2 Peer clients have been under pressure from music, movie, and software producers who want the clients to stop allowing the “theft” of their intellectual property. Proponents of Peer 2 Peer networking usually point out that clients have no way of knowing what is being distributed over their networks, no way of controlling it, and that Peer 2 Peer networking is intended to be used legally.
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written by MacGaff , January 23, 2009

I use http://www.instant-download-now.com/
they have pretty much EVERYTHING you could ever want to find. Not sure if it qualifies as a "torrent" but you can download anything you need there.


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