Technical Terms - Internet (A-Z) - P2P

What does P2P stand for?

• Private to Public

• Personal to Public

• Peer to Peer

• Point to Point

How do P2P networks connect computer systems?

• Through a central server

• Over a local network or the internet without a central server

• Using satellite connections

• Via physical cables only

In a P2P network, how do computers act towards each other?

• As clients only

• As peers with no interaction

• As both clients and servers

• As servers only

What is the most common use of P2P networks?

• File sharing

• Gaming

• Video and voice chat

• Distributed computing

What is the purpose of P2P file-sharing networks like BitTorrent?

• To share music libraries

• To download files from a single server

• To download files from multiple computers simultaneously

• To host files on a single server

Which network popularized P2P file-sharing in 1999?

• eDonkey

• BitTorrent

• Napster

• Gnutella

What was Napster primarily used for?

• Sharing movie libraries

• Sharing software libraries

• Sharing game libraries

• Sharing music libraries

What is a common use of P2P networks in gaming?

• To reduce performance

• To increase lag

• To increase server load

• To reduce lag and improve performance

What type of tasks are often delegated to any computer on a P2P network?

• Security tasks

• Networking tasks

• Storage tasks

• Processing tasks

What is a disadvantage of P2P networks?

• They require a central server

• They are easy to take down

• They can be used to spread malware

• They are not scalable