{"id":9163,"date":"2019-09-18T21:11:28","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T15:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=9163"},"modified":"2021-08-24T00:16:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T18:46:11","slug":"what-is-blockchain-technology-an-easy-guide-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/what-is-blockchain-technology-an-easy-guide-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Blockchain Technology? An Easy Guide for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e69e9f12d4f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e69e9f12d4f\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/what-is-blockchain-technology-an-easy-guide-for-beginners\/#3_Pillars_of_Blockchain_Technology\" >3 Pillars of Blockchain Technology<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/what-is-blockchain-technology-an-easy-guide-for-beginners\/#Technologies_behind_Blockchain_Technology\" >Technologies behind Blockchain Technology<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Block chains are very popular nowadays. What is blockchain? What are its properties? How does it work? How can it be used? Why is this technology said to be a revolution in the internet world? Candidates who are preparing for competitive exams like PSC, <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/category\/ssc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SSC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/category\/rrb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RRB<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/category\/banking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Banking<\/a> should be aware of current affairs and general knowledge in order to crack the examination successfully. Let\u2019s have a deep understanding on this very relevant topic which are expected to come on competitive exams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=me.entri.entrime&amp;referrer=utm_source%3DBlog%26utm_medium%3DBlockchain%2520Technology%2520article%2520text%2520link%26utm_term%3DGet%2520free%2520mock%2520tests%2520for%2520Competitive%2520Exams!%26anid%3Dadmob\">Get free mock tests for Competitive Exams!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>What is Blockchain?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A blockchain is a time-stamped series of immutable record of data that is managed by a cluster of computers not owned by any single entity. To understand block chain we need to understand Cryptography and Distributed ledger.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=me.entri.entrime&amp;referrer=utm_source%3DBlog%26utm_medium%3DBlockchain%2520Technology%2520article%2520banner%2520ad%2520after%2520introduction%26anid%3Dadmob\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8643 size-full\" title=\"KAS Notification\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/bank_and_govt_exam-banner-1.png\" alt=\"keralapsc mocktest banner 2019\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cryptography<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:It is a method of protecting information and communications through the use of codes so that only those for whom the information is intended can read and process it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ledger<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:It is a kind of database where confirmed transactions are recorded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Distributed Ledger<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Technology:It is a digital system for recording the transaction of assets in which the transactions and their details are recorded in multiple places at the same time.Unlike traditional databases,distributed ledgers have no central data store or administration functionality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now we can define a block chain as a growing list of records,called blocks,that are linked using cryptography.Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block,a timestamp and transaction data.Through a block chain,a digital information is being distributed instead of just copying.This technology was originally devised for the digital currency,Bitcoin.But now the tech community is about to explore its immense scope and potential uses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The block chain is an incorruptible digital ledger of economic transactions that can be programmed to record not just financial transactions but virtually everything of value<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.-Don &amp; Alex Tapscott,Authors Blockchain Revolution (2016).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>PROPERTIES<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a block chain each of the blocks of data (i.e.block)are secured and bound to each other using Cryptographic principles(I,e.chain).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The block chain network has no central authority.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The information in a block chain is open for anyone and everyone to see.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone involved in the block chain is accountable for their actions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A blockchain carries no transaction cost<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pass information in a fully automated and safe manner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not just information,but anything of value-money,deeds,identities,even votes-can be moved,stored and managed securely and privately\u00a0 through blockchain technology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trust is established through mass collaboration and clever code.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No role for any intermediaries like governments or banks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brings everyone to the highest degree of accountability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guarantee the validity of a transaction by recording it not only on the main register,but a connected distributed system of registers,all of which are connected through a secure validation mechanism.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=me.entri.entrime&amp;referrer=utm_source%3DBlog%26utm_medium%3DBlockchain%2520Technology%2520article%2520banner%2520ad%2520middle%2520of%2520article%26anid%3Dadmob\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8643 size-full\" title=\"KAS Notification\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/bank_and_govt_exam-banner-1.png\" alt=\"keralapsc mocktest banner 2019\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blockchain technology was invented by Satoshi Nakamoto In 2008 as a public transaction ledger of cryptocurrency bitcoin.Thus the users were allowed to control their own money without a third party to access or monitor it.Though the possibility of the blockchain technology was limited in the bitcoin application at the time of its invention,later the technology world explored its many different potential uses in a variety of applications like security,online voting etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Pillars_of_Blockchain_Technology\"><\/span>3 Pillars of Blockchain Technology<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is so special about block chain? Let\u2019s look at the three main reasons why block chain technology stands to revolutionize the way we interact with each other.There are three main properties which attracted\u00a0 a widespread acclaim to this technology and in fact they are considered to be the pillars of block chain technology.They are,<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decentralization<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transparency<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immutability<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Decentralization<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are more used to centralized services.That is,we have to interact solely with a centralized entity which stored all the data to get whatever information we required.The best example for a centralized system is Banks.In other way we can say that we have been following a client-server model where all the data is stored in one spot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what if this centralized entity somehow shutdown or gets corrupted?How can we blindly depend a centralized entity?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a decentralized system,instead of an information being stored by one single entity everyone in the network owns the information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Transparency<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A person\u2019s real identity is not being revealed.It is hidden by complex cryptography and he will be represented with a public address.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Immutability<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A block chain has the ability to remain unchanged,unaltered and indelible.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Technologies_behind_Blockchain_Technology\"><\/span>Technologies behind Blockchain Technology<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private key cryptography<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P2P network<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program(the block chains protocol)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blockchain technology is expected to be applied in the following areas in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smart contracts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supply chain management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asset protection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personal identification<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payment processing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crowdfunding<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ultimate result of blockchain technology is definitely a secure way of transactions.We can proudly hope that our financial and technological future is going to make use of the benefits of this revolutionary invention. Let society get decentralized and free from the control of corporate intermediaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=me.entri.entrime&amp;referrer=utm_source%3DBlog%26utm_medium%3DBlockchain%2520Technology%2520article%2520banner%2520ad%2520end%2520of%2520article%26anid%3Dadmob\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8643 size-full\" title=\"KAS Notification\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/bank_and_govt_exam-banner-1.png\" alt=\"keralapsc mocktest banner 2019\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Block chains are very popular nowadays. What is blockchain? What are its properties? How does it work? How can it be used? Why is this technology said to be a revolution in the internet world? 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