Final Exam: Blockchain Engineer

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

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  call functions in your contract which return values and access and display those values on your web app
  

  call functions in your contract which return values and access and display those values on your web app
  

  code a test script to deploy a smart contract and confirm the deployment
  

  compare centralized and distributed ledgers and identify the benefits and drawbacks of each approach
  

  compile smart contracts in a Truffle project using the truffle compile command and describe the generated build artifacts
  

  connect the Remix IDE to a private Ethereum network set up on Ganache
  

  create a template React application which you can extend to build your own web front-end
  

  create a test script to deploy a smart contract and confirm the deployment
  

  define a React application to make function calls to a deployed smart contract
  

  deploy a contract to a test blockchain network on the Remix IDE and interact with it using the Remix interfaces
  

  deploy and interact with a smart contract on the private network on Ganache and view the transactions using the Ganache UI
  

  deploy smart contracts to an Ethereum network using the truffle migrate command
  

  describe the execute phase of transaction processing in Hyperledger Fabric
  

  describe the features of Ganache which allow users to deploy, test, and debug their smart contracts
  

  describe the files and folders generated by the truffle init command and recognize their purpose
  

  describe the motivations of the Hyperledger project and its approach to developing blockchain solutions for enterprises
  

  describe the technique of cryptographic hashing and how it applies to blockchains
  

  describe what a blockchain is and how information is stored on it
  

  develop a smart contract to simulate a lottery using the Solidity language
  

  develop a template React application which you can extend to build your own web front-end
  

  distinguish between traditional contracts and Ethereum smart contracts
  

  enumerate the processes around testing and deploying smart contracts in a Truffle Project
  

  identify prominent public blockchain networks in the market and their characteristics
  

  identify the characteristics of a blockchain that make them ideally suited to serve as a distributed ledger
  

  identify the characteristics that make a blockchain network well suited for use in enterprises
  

  identify the function of Hyperledger frameworks and list some of the frameworks available
  

  identify the need for and the features of the Drizzle library to build the UI for a decentralized application (dApp)
  

  identify the properties of channels in Fabric and how they enable confidential transactions
  

  identify the purpose and features of Ethereum smart contracts
  

  identify the purpose of smart contracts
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  identify the specific tasks in the smart contract development process which can be simplified
  

  import accounts from your Ganache network into MetaMask
  

  install Drizzle and set up an application create a drizzle instance with your deployed smart contract
  

  install Ganache and set up a customizable private Ethereum network
  

  invoke all operations in your React application to verify that they function as expected
  

  invoke transactions defined in your contract from your web application
  

  invoke transactions on a deployed smart contract and view its details on Ganache
  

  list the characteristics of smart contracts and how they compare with traditional contracts
  

  list the steps involved in developing smart contracts and the limitations of tools such as the Remix IDE
  

  list the steps involved in initializing and compiling the smart contracts in a Truffle Project
  

  list the steps involved in the ordering and validating transactions in Hyperledger Fabric
  

  load a deployed smart contract into a React application using Web3
  

  recall the benefits of storing transaction data as a chain of blocks such as quicker consistency checks and faster lookups
  

  recall the characteristics of the Ethereum network and its underlying concepts such as mining and ether
  

  recall the tools of the Truffle Suite and their individual features
  

  recognize how identities can be set up in Fabric
  

  recognize how the integrity of the blockchain is ensured by cryptographic hashing
  

  recognize the characteristics that make a blockchain network well suited for use in enterprises
  

  recognize the limitations of the Ethereum network that have prevented it from being adopted by enterprises
  

  recognize the need for Hyperledger tools and list some of the tools that are presently available
  

  recognize the properties of Hyperledger Fabric, which have resulted in its adoption by many organizations
  

  recognize the purpose and features of Ethereum smart contracts
  

  recognize the requirements of entities in a supply chain, in terms of a system to record transactions
  

  recognize the role of Ganache in managing a customized Ethereum network to speed up the contract development process
  

  run a test script for a truffle project and examine the output
  

  trigger all the operations defined in your Drizzle web application
  

  use Ganache and set up a customizable private Ethereum network
  

  use the Mocha testing framework to define test cases, test suites and use the beforeEach hook to run a function before every test case
  

  use the Remix IDE to invoke all the operations in a smart contract to ensure there are no bugs in the code
  

  use the truffle init command to create a Truffle project with a defined structure