Stampa
domenica, 30 giugno 2024, 20:15
Sito: Corsi di laurea e post laurea
Corso: B024224 (B203) - WORKSHOP IN FINANCIAL LAW 2018-2019 (B024224 (B203) - WORKSHOP IN FINANCIAL LAW 2018-2019)
Glossario: Blockchains Lexicon
B

Blockchain

system composed by decentralized databases, maintained by a distributed network of computers.

C

Color coin protocol

Method of associating the real world asset with addresses on it. 

Crypto asset

A thing which origins on a blockchain and could have different functions and assume diverse shapes 

Cryptoasset

A thing which origins on a blockchain and could have different functions and assume diverse shapes 

D

Domain Network services.

DNS is made to identify the network and information that are routed to the computers. It is like mapping the computer information. 

H

Hash

Piece of information for every block that needs to be verified and validated to be added to a specific database 

L

Lex cryptographica

Protocols and services that have the capacity to implement their own system of rules on a blockchain-based network

P

Peer to Peer

Method  of sharing information where the information is divided in multiple parts and shared among the participants 

Peer-to-Peer (P2P)

each peer (or part) in the network that act as both a supplier and consumer of informational resources.

Proof of work

Algorithm needed to complete the execution and settlement of a transaction on a Blockchain

Public-Private Key

Tool to decode a message composed by both public and private keys
R

Resilient

Something that is likely to survive in any case and can’t be shut down.

Once information has been recorded to a blockchain it becomes very hard to change or delete. Even if it may be deleted it will still exist as long as exists a copy on any digital platform

RSA algorithms

It is a cryptographic algorithm. It is used to encrypt and decrypt coding.

S

Smart Contract

Protocol who runs on a blockchain that helps the execution and control of a transaction, agreement or contract . 

Solidity

It is the programming language used in the Etherium blockchain to write smart contracts.

T

TCP/IP

Internet is conceptualized as five separate, independent and modular layers: the physical layer, the data link layer, the network layer, the transportation layer.The application layer  and TCP/IP  sits on top. Consists of a set of protocols (such as HTTP, FTP, SMTP, and DNS) that enable  people to share information, swap messages, transfer files, or resolve domain names into their corresponding IP addresses. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) ensures that data packets sent through the IP layer are properly delivered, in the appropriate order. The IP layer governs the delivery of data packets, the transport layer is concerned with data’s fragmentation and reassembly.

Token

It's a document which represents an amount of a specified asset