Proceedings of the 7th Winona Computer Science Undergraduate Research Symposium April 19, 2007 Table of Contents Title Author Page Network File Distribution with the Lincoln Scully 1 BitTorrent Protocol Saint Mary’s University Analysis of Microsoft Office 2007 Catherine Beel 5 User Interface Design Saint Mary’s University PerfiTrak – A Web-based Personal Finance Matthew Lieder 16 System with Broad I/O Features Winona State University Cheating Detection and Prevention in Kevin Warns 26 Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games Saint Mary’s University Network Throughput Analysis with Christopher Popp 31 Electromagnetic Interference Winona State University Network File Distribution with the BitTorrent Protocol Lincoln Scully Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 700 Terrace Heights #1605 Winona, MN 55987
[email protected] ABSTRACT originally intended and utilized for distributing large files among end users, namely Linux images [1, 2]. Since then it has become The peer-to-peer BitTorrent protocol is presented as a means for a popular method for sharing illegal digital copies of movies [1, 2] distributing content internally over a network, rather than relying and is reportedly responsible for one-third of all Internet traffic on the traditional client-server protocols. Instead of establishing a today [3]. Because of this, the creator has formed BitTorrent Inc. single one-way stream of information, BitTorrent makes several and negotiated with the Motion Picture Association of America connections to other clients that contain at least part of the desired and raised capital to make www.bittorrent.com into a store that information. This information is then simultaneously downloaded sells online video content [3].