Torrent files are part of a P2P (peer to peer) trading system that make transferring files from one person to another on the Internet very easy, quick and overall effective.It is important to note that torrent sharing is different from other types of P2P services, most notably Kazaa. For instance, with Kazaa, you search for other Kazaa users using the P2P application to see what files they are sharing. With torrent sites, you go to an index web site that has torrent files (sometimes referred to as archives) which are files that contain the information required for a torrent client to find, manage and download the requested file.
