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Slide 7:Peer-to-Peer Uses
File Sharing Instant Messaging Distributed Search Engines Group Collaboration Distributed Computing
Slide 8:File Sharing
-Allowing files on one computer to available for others to download. Examples Napster Gnutella -Similar to Napster, but uses third party clients to connect to their network -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnutella a list of Gnutella clients KaZaA Mojo Nation -First file-sharing application to use distributed load balancing. Freenet -An open-source file sharing program Pointera -The first legal Napster type file sharing software
Slide 9:Instant Messaging
- Communicating with another person on a network in real time using text. Examples AIM -Combined with AOLs buddy list there are over 65 million users ICQ -The first instant messaging program, developed in 1996 Windows Messenger Yahoo! Messenger Jabber -An open-source instant messaging provider Downside Most IM providers are not compatible. Because of this some providers have joined to form IMunified, and organization trying to develop open standards for instant messaging. Windows Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger are members of IMunified.
Slide 10:Distributed Search Engines
- Rather than searching content on public web sites, distributed search engines search individual computers. - One computer queries an x amount of other computers, which then query the same amount of computers. This continues until the query is canceled. Examples JXTA Search Pandango Copernic
Slide 11:Group Collaboration
- Allows multiple users to take part in group projects in real time. - Uses IM, telephony, video, and file sharing. Examples Groove Networks -Current leading provider NetMeeting -Microsofts version IntraLinks
Slide 12:Distributed Computing
Sharing your computer Software installed on the computer processes activities when the computer is idle. Then it uploads the results to the distributed computing network Allows for processing power similar to large mainframes and supercomputers. Example Projects SETI@home - Over 3 million participants, analyzes radio waves looking for intelligent life in outer space. United Devices - Includes projects for genetic and cancer research.
Slide 13:Security
Blocking access on your computer to a single folder Access Control restricting access to certain files and folders (Windows XP sharing and security option) Viruses - Worries are more with the speed a virus can spread than the ease of it, its just as easy to get a virus through email. Providing similar file names to trick downloaders, if someone is looking for YMCA.mp3 the virus may be named YMCA.exe Wrapping Disguising a file type as a different type, such as disguising an .exe file and an .mp3 file. File sharing can be used to stop viruses by spreading virus updates (MyCIO.com)