Peer-to-peer architecture (P2P) is a distributed architecture in which participants share the computational resources and data amongst themselves without the need for a centralized server or hierarchy. In P2P architecture, every node or computer in the network acts as both a client and a server. Each node has the ability to share its resources like storage space, processing power, and applications with other nodes in the network, making the entire network more efficient and resilient. P2P architecture is often used in file-sharing networks, content distribution networks, and cloud computing platforms. They are also used in blockchain technology where every node in the network has the same copy of the data and its matrix of nodes is decentralized.
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