IJIRCSTJournal International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer Science and Technology I S Volume 1 Issue 1 Computer Science English September - October 2013 N N Y 2019 11 11 Computer Sciences Exploring The World Of Collaborative Sharing Over The Internet Through The Use Of A Peer-To-Peer Network Protocol English Y 21 28 Naveen Chandra Upreti English Y Abstract-P2P downloads represent a large portion of today’s Internet traffic. Millions of users operate BitTorrent and generate more than 30% of the total Internet traffic. This paper mainly examines the working of the BitTorrent P2P protocol explaining the Terminology involvedin the BitTorrent community, its advantages over other file sharing protocols, the various popular BitTorrent clients, and the best torrent sites for searching torrents. It also focuses on the privacy, security and legal aspects related to its usage, and the future technologies-Magnet Links, DHT, and PeX which will increase its effectiveness and popularity. English BitTorrent, DHT, P2P, PeX, Torrent https://ijircst.org/abstract.php?article_id=9