Blockchain Basics
Blockchain Basics
Blockchain technologies are still in their infancy, but they have the potential to have a revolutionary and very disruptive effect on our world. Some say this will be even bigger than the internet.
Join us for a tour through the strengths and weaknesses of this technology, how Blockchain works with popular cryptocurrencies, why it's essential to understand in our digital world of today, and how Blockchain can be applied.
What’s included?
The online course includes 19 lessons that offer a good introduction and grounding into this transformative technology:
What is blockchain?
What are the business benefits of blockchain?
Fieldwork: have a go at creating a digital fingerprint
Public, private, and consortium based blockchains
What's Mining, Proof of Work, and Proof of Stake?
Extra module: The Byzantine General's problem
What is a consensus protocol for consortium-based blockchains?
Extra module: Paxos Consortium Algorithm Pizza or burger for dinner?
Considerations for using Distributed Ledger Technology over a conventional database
Strengths of the blockchain
Mitigating the weaknesses of the blockchain
Organisational drivers for adopting Distributed Ledger Technology
What type of processes can be disrupted by this technology?
Questions to ask when adopting this technology
Typical and current usages of blockchain
What are cryptocurrencies and what is the link with Blockchain?
What is IOTA?
What are smart contracts?
Extra module: Brilliant blockchain businesses
What happens when I purchase this course?
Before you complete your purchase, you will be invited to complete a short registration form. We will use the details supplied to create a new user login on our learning management system (LMS). When you purchase this course, a member of our team will then process your application and submit the details you supplied on the registration form to our LMS. You will then receive a notification from our LMS (online-learning-academy.com) to create your login credentials, allowing you access this course at your leisure.