How to Download from Torrent.

What is Torrent or Bit Torrent ?? 

BitTorrent is a protocol that enables fast and easy downloading of large files or data from internet using minimum Internet bandwidth. It costs nothing to use and free for any one who have an Internet connection. These days torrent is used for downloading Movies , Music , Books and Software's.
In computers language a torrent file is a specially formatted binary file, as computer knows only binary format. The torrent file only contains a list of files, integrity metadata about all the pieces, and an optional list of trackers for the file on Internet. In easy understanding the BitTorrent file is a type of distribution system, a torrent file is a computer file that contains metadata about files and folders to be distributed, A torrent file does not contain the content to be distributed that's why the size of torrent file is always in KB because they are very small files ; these small torrent file only contains information about those files, such as their names, sizes, folder structure.
You can found more about the Torrent technology here...
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bittorrent.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrent_file

So how to use torrent to download something ?? 

To use BitTorrent for file downloads from internet, you need to install the BitTorrent client software.
http://www.bittorrent.com/downloads/win
You may also need to tweak your firewall and network router (if you use these) to accept BitTorrent files. We'll give you all the details to get started. But first, here's a synopsis  of the steps:

1. Download and install the BitTorrent client software.
2. Check and configure firewall and/or router for BitTorrent (if applicable).
3. Go to Torrent Sites like http://extratorrent.com/ and choose your files and select option Download Torrent File. Best part is you can see how to file looks like and all using screenshots or sample file
4. There is a very good search engine www.torrentz.com , which can be used to search torrent file on internet and download.
   
5. .torrent file is downloaded in your local machine.
6. Open the torrent file downloaded above using BitTorrent client.
   
7. In Bit torrent Client you can see the downloading started for your selected file and you can stay connected after the download completes to share your .torrent files with others......

Help TIP : At the Time of Downloading the .torrent file for your file select the torrent file which is in good health condition and the no. of Leeches and Seeder are high.

Some of the more common terms related to BitTorrent are:

• Leeches - People who download files but do not share files on their own computer with others.
• Seed or Seeder - A computer with a complete copy of a BitTorrent file (At least one seed computer is necessary for a BitTorrent download to operate.), So always take the file which have higher no. of seeder for high speed.
• Swarm - A group of computers simultaneously sending (uploading) or receiving (downloading) the same file
• .torrent - A pointer file that directs your computer to the file you want to download
• Tracker - A server that manages the BitTorrent file-transfer process