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1D0-61C · Question #19

1D0-61C Question #19: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C. Peer-to-peer (P2P) network. BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer (P2P) network because after the initial file is seeded, users download directly from each other rather than from a single source - the load is distributed across all participants, which is the defining characteristic of P2P. Option A (centralized netw

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Question

You are distributing a large video game file using BitTorrent. First, you upload the initial file and make it available via a central server called a tracker. Other users can then connect to the tracker and download the file. Each user who downloads the file makesit available to other users todownload. The use of BitTorrent significantly reduces the original provider's hardware and bandwidth resource costs. BitTorrent is an example of what type of network?

Options

  • ACentralized network
  • BClient-server network
  • CPeer-to-peer (P2P) network
  • DVirtual private network (VPN)

Explanation

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer (P2P) network because after the initial file is seeded, users download directly from each other rather than from a single source - the load is distributed across all participants, which is the defining characteristic of P2P. Option A (centralized network) is wrong because there is no single node controlling all traffic; Option B (client-server) is wrong because while a tracker coordinates connections, the actual file transfer happens between peers, not between clients and a central server. Option D (VPN) is wrong because VPNs are about encrypted tunneling and privacy, not file distribution architecture.

Memory tip: Think of the "P" in P2P as "shared Power" - everyone in the network both gives and receives, so no single machine bears the full burden. If the file lives on one machine and everyone downloads from it, that's client-server; if everyone shares pieces with everyone else, that's P2P.

Topics

#Peer-to-peer networking#BitTorrent#Network topologies#Distributed systems

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