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μTorrentBy BitTorrentTM Inc.
OVERVIEW
Development
Use
Merits
Demerits
Terms
Conclusion
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.
Version Size Release1.0.0 77 KB 2005 / 9 / 18
1.1.7.2 98 KB 2005 / 10 / 22
1.2.2 107 KB 2005 / 11 / 25
1.3.0 115 KB 2005 / 12 / 10
1.4.2 142 KB 2006 / 1 / 11
1.5.0 155 KB 2006 / 3 / 8
1.6.1 173 KB 2007 / 2 / 15
1.7.7 214 KB 2008 / 1 / 25
1.8.9 282 KB 2009 / 10 / 29
2.0.0 311 KB 2010 / 1 / 25
2.0.3 319.8 KB 2010 / 7 / 21
MICROSOFT WINDOWS ANALYSIS
TERMINOLOGY
Client
Tracker
Torrent
Seeder
Leecher
Swarm
Peer to Peer (P2P)
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.
Client
The application that enables P2P file sharing or
which provides an interface for the same. In this case e.g. μTorrent.
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.
Seeder Leecher
Swarm
A seeder is a peer that has a complete copy of
the torrent and still offers it for upload.
A leecher is a peer that has a complete copy of
the torrent but does not offer it for
upload.
All peers (including seeders + leechers) sharing a torrent are
called Swarm.e.g. 2 Seeders and 4 Leechers
make a Swarm of 6.
Tracker
The Tracker is a server which keeps track of which peer is seeding or leeching. This is
useful in calculating the Share Ratio.
Upload is 10% Download is 46%
USE
Go to www.google.co.in and search for “Download
utorrent”.
Click on the first result to get to the Download page.
Click on the “Download Now” button and receive a file
“utorrent.exe”
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The application window opens right after the setup is complete.
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μTorrent for Mac OS X.
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Go to Options.Click Speed Guide.
Configure your network.
TZ
Go to any of these websites to download the
desired .torrent file.
www.thepiratebay.org
www.mininova.com
www.isohunt.com
www.torrentz.com
Click on the desired torrent file.
There are hundreds of results, chose the ones having more or equal peers in the
swarm.
Click on “Download This Torrent”
Open the torrent file.
Configure your download options.
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
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.
Details Panel
Minute details of the actual data is displayed here.
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.
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.
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.
Shubhashish Punj
μTorrent