Blockchain Technology

Contents

1. Introduction to Blockchain

1. Introduction

2. Foundational Computing Concepts

2.1 Client Server System

2.2 Peer to Peer (P2P) System

3. Evolution of Blockchain

4. Blockchain vs Database

5. Essentials of Blockchain

5.1 Blockchain Generations

5.2 Types of Blockchain

5.3 Benefits of Blockchain

5.4 Challenges of Blockchain

6. Types of Networks 

7. Layered Architecture of Blockchain Ecosystem

8. Components of Blockchain

9. Cryptography

9.1 Terminologies of Cryptography

9.2 Symmetric Key Cryptography

9.3 Asymmetric Key Cryptography

9.4 Hashing

9.5 Digital Signature

10. Consensus Mechanism

10.1 Cryptocurrency

11. Smart Contract

11.1 Use Cases of Blockchain

2. How Blockchain Works?

1. Introduction

1.1 Transaction Process

2. Cryptographic Hashing

2.1 What is a Hash?

2.2 How Hashes Work?

2.3 How Does Cryptographic Hashing Work?

2.4 Where is Hashing Mostly Used?

2.5 Families of Hashing Algorithms

2.6 How is Hashing Utilized in Cryptocurrencies?

2.7 Hashing Function Example

2.8 Using Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-256)

3. Immutable Ledger

4. Distributed P2P Network

5. The NONCE and Cryptographic Puzzle

6. How Mining Works?

6.1 A Pool of Hashes

6.2 Mining Process

7. Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) Protocol

7.1 Defense Against Attackers

7.2 Competing Chains

8. Consensus Protocol

8.1 What is Consensus?

8.2 Types of Consensus Algorithms

9. Blockchain Demo

3. Smart Contracts

1. Ethereum Network

1.1 Components of Ethereum Network

2. What is a Smart Contract?

2.1 Working of Smart Contract

2.2 Example of a Smart Contract: Automatic Vending Machine

2.3 Life Cycle of a Smart Contract

2.4 Advantages of Smart Contract

2.5 Applications of Smart Contract

3. Ethereum Virtual Machine

3.1 Ether

3.2 Gas

4. DApps (Decentralized Applications)

5. Decentralized Autonomous Organizations(DAO)

5.1 Working of DAO

5.2 DAO Examples

6. Hard and Soft Forks

6.1 Hard Fork

6.2 Soft Fork

7. Initial Coin Offerings (ICO)

7.1 Working of ICO

8. Demo of Smart Contract

8.1 Features of Solidity

8.2 Structure of a Smart Contract

8.3 Remix Ethereum Environment

8.4 Examples of Smart Contract

4. Demonstration: Programming Assignments

Assignment 1

1. Demonstration of Blockchain

Assignment 2

2. Installation of Ganache, Flask and Postman

2.1 Installation of Ganache

2.2 Installation of Flask

2.3 Installation of Postman

Assignment 3

Assignment 4

Demo of Remix-Ethereum IDE

Assignment 5

Assignment 6

Additional Block Chain Assignment with Solution for Practice