Where can I find information on how to download and play “Bittorrent,” and “ZIP” files?
Answer Hi Angel, Bit Torrent files are “maps” to specific files that have been broken in tiny pieces, numbered and distributed by Bit Torrent users onto a network. The Bit Torrent program reads the small torrent file and learns what the target file is. The program then prioritizes the download of all of the numbered pieces, downloading the rarest pieces on the network first and moving toward the more easily available pieces. This means the download typically starts off at a slow download rate, increasing as time passes and it collects all of the rarer files. The more numerous files are at multiple sites on the network (site equals a user running bit torrent). The advantage to this is that if a person you’re downloading from shuts down his machine and goes to bed, you are not out of luck, like you frequently are on Limewire. Another site gives you the pieces and the process of downloading continues. As soon as all the pieces are downloaded from the network, the program assembles the tin
