Consider the scenario where a single file is being downloaded over the network by multiple users simultaneously. A heavy load will be placed on the server trying to distribute the file to all users at the same time. Hence the time taken to download the file on an individual computer increases rapidly, reducing effectiveness.
Used for Linux systems, BitTornado 0.3.17 is a tool that is able to change all that. Developed by Bram Cohen, the utility effectively distributes files and related resources among applications or users who are trying to download a file or other related software at the same time in a network. The tool acts as a Torrent Downloader and supersedes the former version by notable differences in the upload rate and the maximum number of uploads. Pre – defined settings are also provided for various internet connections.
The basic principle of BitTornado uses the seeding concept to distribute files. Accordingly, if a large file is needed to be downloaded by multiple users at the same time, instead of sending the entire file to all the users, different pieces of the file are sent to different users. Once a particular user has finished downloading a particular piece of the file, he/she can send that piece out over the network and request for the next piece. In this case, portions of the file are shared between the users and downloaded separately until every user has downloaded the entire file.

Some of the properties of BitTornado 0.3.17 would include:

. The tool is easy to use with the ability to start downloads by just clicking on hyperlinks. When multiple users are downloading information at the same time, their systems can share file resources among themselves. This reduces the load on the centralized server’s bandwidth and resources.
. In the case of multiple downloads the upload burden on the server still remains small as each new added downloader introduces new upload capacity. The speed of downloads is amazing as well.
. The more recent versions of BitTornado are more stable compared to the others.