What is a torrent? and why do I need it?

Question

torrent what is it?

Answer 1

torrent is a file extension used by torrent clients - like doc is a file extension used by word processors.

torrect clients are peer to peer file sharing programs. like kazaa and limewire  

They are used to share cracked programs, movies, videos etc

For additonal details - start at  

overview http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bittorrent

sites: http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/peer...

Answer 2

Torrent is a file sharing method. It allows you to download music, videos, and software from several sources at the same time. It's VERY illegal, but there's almost no chance of getting caught.

Answer 3

Torrent is a small file (around few kilobytes) with the suffix .torrent, which contains all the information needed to download a file the torrent was made for. That means it contains file names, their sizes, where to download from and so on. You can get torrents for almost anything on lots of web sites and torrent search engines.