How Peer to Peer Networks Work

Peer to Peer or P2P for short is a network that is created when two or more computers are connected to share files and resources. This full color illustrated guide shows how the three main P2P networks work. 1. A simple P2P consisting of couple of computers connected together with a USB cable. 2. A office based simple P2P network is created with a hub and spoke network, often called a star network. 3. P2P internet file sharing. How Peer to Peer Networks Work, describes the difference between P2P and Client/Server. This full-color, fully illustrated guide to the world of the P2P is ideal for computer science curriculums.