In November 1997, the website mp3.com was offering thousands of MP3s created by independent artists for free. The small size of MP3 files enabled widespread peer-to-peer file sharing of music ripped from CDs, which would have previously been nearly impossible. The first large peer-to-peer filesharing network, Napster, was launched in 1999. COUNT 5
QSN1 Which website offered MP3s for free? ANS1 mp3.com QSN2 How many MP3s were offered for free by the website? ANS2 thousands QSN3 What kind of file sharing became popular due to the file sizes of MP3s? ANS3 peer-to-peer QSN4 How did people come into possession of MP3s? ANS4 ripped from CDs QSN5 Which network was the first large peer to peer file sharing network? ANS5 Napster