This document discusses peer-to-peer protocols and Skype. It defines peer-to-peer networking as a distributed architecture where tasks are partitioned between equal, equipotent peers rather than centralized servers. Peers in a peer-to-peer network directly share their own resources like processing power, storage, or bandwidth without central coordination. The document also explains that Skype is a telecommunications app that allows video calls, voice calls, and messaging between devices via the internet using a hybrid peer-to-peer and client-server system, and that the name "Skype" comes from combining "Sky peer-to-peer".
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