| Torrents are just one way of getting files spread from | | | | You will need a torrent application. Popular ones are |
| one computer to another. What is nice about the | | | | BitTorrent, UTorrent, and Azureus. The torrent file will |
| technology is that instead of the files being on a server | | | | just help you connect to the other people with the files |
| where there are limited connections, the torrent will | | | | that you are looking for so that everyone can be |
| break the file into pieces which is shared from all the | | | | downloading and uploading together. |
| computers it is on to everyone else. It's more efficient | | | | What to watch out for when using torrents? |
| than other forms of downloading since so many | | | | There are two areas that you should be concerned |
| connections can be made at once making it the most | | | | about. First of all, don't download illegal content |
| efficient way of sharing files on your computer with | | | | because it can get you into trouble. Most of what is |
| others. | | | | shared on torrent sites is typically illegal. Be sure the |
| While many people associate torrents with illegal | | | | software, music, or whatever it is, is free to distribute. |
| downloads, it's actually just a technology. That would | | | | There are torrents that are legal to use. |
| be like saying that YouTube is illegal because there are | | | | The second is that many torrents are fake torrents. |
| songs that break copyright on YouTube. Torrents are | | | | This means that they will claim to be one thing but in |
| just technology. What you do with it makes it illegal or | | | | reality will be a virus or malware. These can destroy |
| legal. It's up to you to make sure you do try to use | | | | your computer. Be sure to read reviews of that |
| technologies legally and ethically. | | | | specific torrent to verify that it's a real one and not |
| What software opens a torrent file? | | | | fake. |