Torrenting Flashcards
What is BitTorrent?
A system that allows users to share data with each other.
What is a .torrent file?
A file that holds information about the data you want to download.
Who are peers in BitTorrent?
Other users who have added the same .torrent file in their torrent client.
What does leeching refer to in BitTorrent?
Downloading data from other peers.
What does seeding mean?
Making yourself available to upload downloaded data to other peers.
Do you gain upload credit just by seeding torrents?
No, you gain upload credit only when another peer leeches from you.
Can you seed and leech at the same time?
Yes, because BitTorrent clients download chunks of data.
What is a BitTorrent client?
A program that allows you to connect to the BitTorrent system.
What does a whitelist for BitTorrent clients mean?
Only approved clients can connect to peers and download data.
How is a ratio defined in the context of BitTorrent?
A comparison between your downloaded and uploaded data.
What does a ratio of 1.0 signify?
You have downloaded as much data as you have uploaded.
What happens if your ratio is significantly under 1.0?
It is considered unhealthy as you are not contributing much to the community.
What is a required ratio?
The ratio you must maintain to keep downloading torrents.
What is the consequence of falling below your required ratio?
You will be put on ratio watch for two weeks.
What is freeleech in BitTorrent?
A condition where only uploaded data is recorded in your ratio.
What is neutral leech?
A condition where none of the uploaded or downloaded data is counted.
What are freeleech tokens?
Tokens that allow you to mark a torrent as personal freeleech.
What does port forwarding do?
Allows computers on the public internet to connect directly to your computer.
What is a partial seeder?
A peer who has downloaded and is seeding part of a torrent.
Why should you mark torrents as private?
To keep non-members out of the peer list for security.
Fill in the blank: A ratio is calculated by dividing the amount of data you have _______ by the amount of data you have downloaded.
[uploaded]
True or False: You can download a torrent twice and it will only count once towards your statistics.
False
What is the effect of seeding 100% of your torrents for at least 72 hours each week?
Your required ratio is much lower.
What should you avoid uploading while on ratio watch?
Torrents that are against the rules, like transcodes or duplicates.
What tool can you use to test your port forward?
Can You See Me
What is the maximum size for torrents that can use freeleech tokens?
2GB or less.
