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What is Blockchain Technology
1.
This refers to the collection of technologies that can be put together to ensure that distributed ledger mechanisms work securely and more efficiently. The identifying factors of
Blockchain
are that the process is politically decentralised, it does not have an infrastructural point of failure, it offers self-sovereignty and trust, and it is attack resistant.
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2.
Is a multifunctional and multilevel information
technology
, designed to reliably record various assets in digital economy.
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3.
Different from the existing database logic with its features such as transparency and data security, and it provides authority and responsibility sharing by distributing the powers of the central authority to each node in the chain.
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4.
Is a multifunctional and multilevel information
technology
, designed to reliably record various assets in digital economy.
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5.
A decentralized and public digital ledger used to register transactions and other data, guaranteeing thrust on the recorded information, through a cryptographically secured chain of blocks.
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6.
A new generation recording system where data is encrypted and recorded in a system of computers connected to each other in a decentralized structure, and each encrypted data is recorded in a chain, making it impossible to change and delete data.
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7.
It refers to a system that records information transparently and with consensus from other participants that make information immutable or difficult to change. It refers to a database that contains all the historical records that are publicly available and accessible to all the participants.
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8.
The
technology
that supports and enables the
blockchain
to operate effectively.
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9.
Is a multifunctional and multilevel information
technology
, designed to reliably record various assets in digital economy.
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10.
A decentralized and secure database of transactions based on decentralized nodes, typically miners.
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11.
A decentralized and secure database of transactions based on decentralized nodes typically miners.
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12.
Blockchain
is a shared, digital ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a business network.
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13.
Means decentralised database, encrypted tamperproof digital ledger
technology
that allows all network participants to trust each other and interact. It also covered cryptocurrency and bitcoin.
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14.
Is a continuously growing list of records kept in batches, called blocks. The blocks are linked and secured using asymmetric cryptography. Each block or batch of transactions contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data. By design, a
blockchain
is inherently resistant to modification of the data since the blocks are verified through a network of independent users who all maintain the
blockchain
system.
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15.
It refers to a decentralized database that records a registry of assets and transactions through a peer-to-peer network.
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16.
Blockchain technology
can be described as a digital structure or network, which enables data transfer among individuals by using digital platforms protected by passwords and has a decentralized structure.
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17.
Blockchain technology
is the encrypted and distributed database connected with the transaction, contract, and depends on different independent record.
Blockchain
is the digital ledger and a particular place is being used to store data.
Blockchain
is strengthening the financial segment and activities for proper digital currency like bitcoin transactions.
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18.
International network of technological systems that applies digital smart and novel computation solutions to manage records and data transactions.
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19.
A system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, or cheat the system.
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20.
Blockchain
is a database that is stored on multiple computers at the same time. This
technology
has been invented to eliminate the need of intermediary third party for transaction verification and record keeping. This ensures trustless environment with greater transparency and user autonomy.
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21.
Blockchain technology
is not a new
technology
, as it has served as the backbone of the Bitcoin protocol since its inception in 2008.
Blockchain technology
eliminates the need for a trusted third party to process transactions and provide record-keeping services, which poses threats to the core business functions of some intermediaries, such as CSDs.
Blockchain technology
is still not a fully mature
technology
.
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22.
A digital
technology
that incorporates distributed ledgers of transactions that are shared among the participants of a given network.
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23.
Decentralized, distributed ledger that records transactions, tracks assets and builds trust.
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24.
Blockchain
is a shared, immutable ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a business network. An asset can be tangible (a house, car, cash, land) or intangible (intellectual property, patents, copyrights, branding).
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25.
It is a digital ledger database
technology
; wherein blocks of information are recorded, stacking one upon the other to form an interconnected chain. Each block carries a unique identity called hash, and the records are immutable.
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26.
Is a distributed tamper-proof transacting digital platform.
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27.
Is a shared, unchangeable ledger that simplifies the process of logging transactions and monitoring assets in a company network.
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28.
Blockchain technology
is defined as an effective
technology
of chain of transactions or datasets, chained together by a cryptographic signature, stored in a shared ledger and supported by a network of connected nodes or processes, which are continuously updated, and data synced.
Blockchain technology
can help to prevent data breaches in the healthcare industry, as it is a secure method of recording, storing, sharing, and updating sensitive data of the patients.
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29.
Is a multifunctional and multilevel information
technology
, designed to reliably record various assets in digital economy.
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30.
Is a multifunctional and multilevel information
technology
, designed to reliably record various assets in digital economy.
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31.
It is an online ledger distributed across the networks in which the data, independent of each other, that is blocks, are connected to each other by means of algorithms and consequently the chains are formed.
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32.
It is a ‘digital ledger’ which stores transactional records of the public as block in several databases.
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33.
This is a network of computers that oversee public Digital Ledger
Technology
which allows users to host various technologies and applications.
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34.
The
technology
that supports and enables the
blockchain
to operate effectively.
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35.
It is a distributed ledger
technology
(DLT) that allows data to be stored on thousands of servers, while letting anyone on the network see everyone else's entries (anonymously) in near real-time. This is the core
technology
for cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.
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