CAL$STATE$SAN$MARCOS$FILE$SHARING:$Applications$to$Business$MIS$304:$Final$Research$Paper$!Jayrell'Ringpis''Gregory'Priebe''Julius'Inigo''Vincent'Quick''Brian'Lockpedersen''''12/13/2011' Abstract:!This!paper!is!a!research!paper!conducted!by!five!students!in!Professor!Fang’s!“Management!Inform a tio n !S ys te ms”!Cou rs e!a t !C alifornia!Stat e,!S an!Marco s. !A ll!re se a rc h !w a s !co n d u c te d !o n lin e !th r o u g h !secondary!resources!and!com piled!to!discuss!the!different!type s!of!file!sha ring.!Th e!p ap er!also!covers!the!legality!of!file!sharing!and !w ha t!bu sines s!mo d el!wo u ld!is!recom mended!for!b usine sse s!in!201 1!an d!shortly!thereafter.!Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION TO FILE SHARING ...................................................... 1 a. Definition of File Sharing ......................................................................... 1 b. Common File Sharing Terms ................................................................... 1 c. The Four Different Types of File Sharing .............................................. 2 II. SYSTEM-NATIVE FILE SHARING a. About .......................................................................................................... 2 b. Microsoft to Microsoft .............................................................................. 3 c. Macintosh to Macintosh ........................................................................... 5 d. Macintosh to Microsoft ............................................................................. 7 e. Benefits ....................................................................................................... 9 f. Risks ........................................................................................................... 9 g. How to Protect Your Computer .............................................................. 10 III. CLIENT-SERVER FILE SHARING ............................................................ 11 a. About .......................................................................................................... 11 b. Benefits ....................................................................................................... 12 c. Risks ........................................................................................................... 13 d. How To Protect Your Computer ............................................................. 13 IV. PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING ............................................................... 13 a. About .......................................................................................................... 13 b. Dangers and Risks .................................................................................... 14 c. Peer-to Peer Software ............................................................................... 15 V. CLOUD FILE SHARING ............................................................................... 16 a. Introduction ............................................................................................... 16 b. Cloud vs. Client-Server & Peer-to-Peer .................................................. 16 c. Cloud-Based Services................................................................................ 17 d. Cloud Architectures .................................................................................. 17 VI. LEGALITY OF FILE SHARING ................................................................. 18 a. Copyrights ................................................................................................. 19 b. Fallout of File Sharing .............................................................................. 20 c. Federal Intervention ................................................................................. 20 VII. BEST USE FOR BUSINESS .......................................................................... 21 a. Risk of Jumping to the Cloud .................................................................. 21 b. Most Cost-Effective Model for Business ................................................. 21 VIII. BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................... 24INTRODUCTION TO FILE SHARING Definition of File Sharing What is file sharing? File sharing is the sharing of computer data with others through a network. These networks can be either public or private. File sharing of documents can be used for viewing, editing, or printing. File sharing can also be used for other things like sharing media files with other people. File sharing is basically the action of distributing or providing access to any digital stored information, whether it is a computer program, multimedia, document, or electronic book. File sharing has many different purposes, but some of the more common ones include sharing documents with fellow employees, being able to access work documents from home, and sharing media files with others. File sharing includes one or more administrators and the users may all have the same or different levels of access privilege. Computer networks allow you to share files with friends, family, coworkers and customers. Before the Internet and home networks became popular, files were often shared using floppy disks. Nowadays, some people still use CD-ROM / DVD-ROM disks and USB keys for transferring their photos and videos, but networks give you more flexible options. Common File Sharing Terms When you are file sharing you are most likely either downloading a document or uploading a document. Downloading is the process of receiving files from another source onto your computer. Uploading is the process of taking files from your computer and making the available to others. There are many different types of file formats that can be shared through file1 sharing. Many will run across many different extension files. It’s not uncommon to work with compression files such as rar and zip, videos files such as avi, mpg, mpeg, divx, xvid, wmx, and asf, music files such as mp3, multimedia files like bin, cue, and iso, or office document files such as txt, doc, pdf, and jpgs. The Four Types of File Sharing This paper will go in depth discussion about four different types of file sharing, and which one would be most effective in the business world. The four
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