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What exactly is BitTorrent?

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Ok, so i have just installed bit torrent to my computer and i am wondering how exactly to use it. i see the search bar and i searched for a particular band that i wanted an album from, and results came up in the internet explorer site, which is all good. But i am just wondering what exactly is the job of bit torrent? am i downloading stuff from there? and if not then what is the point? sorry i am baffled by 'torrents' and such can someone please explain to me? Also, i am ultra paranoid about clicking something that contains a virus or spyware or anything like that. so can someone also tell me what download sites to trust and sites not to trust. thanks :) p.s. no sarcastic replies please