Overview
This Blockchain Fundamentals Certificate course introduces you to Blockchain, a growing and rapidly changing field that is becoming increasingly vital to business survival, job stability, and national security
Skills Covered
- Explain the history of blockchain technology
- Describe the evolution of blockchain and cryptocurrencies as we know them today
- Articulate differences between distributed ledger technology and blockchain
- Describe processes that are used to establish and maintain a blockchain
- Explain encryption techniques that are used in a blockchain system
- Identify different consensus methodologies that blockchain systems use
- Articulate what cryptocurrencies are
- Distinguish differences among cryptoassets
- Explain benefits of crypto and digital assets
- Define smart contracts, their benefits and risk
- Describe network topologies that enable blockchain
- Distinguish different types of nodes on a blockchain network
- Explain the need for interoperability of blockchain networks
- Identify the need for application programming interfaces (APIs) within a blockchain system
- Describe specialized hardware that can be utilized in a blockchain
- Identify different types of blockchain models and topologies
- Distinguish and compare blockchain models
- Identify major blockchain platform providers and services.
- Describe example uses for blockchain technology.
- Articulate the importance of blockchain and digitization of assets.
- Distinguish among different token types and their uses in a blockchain system.
- Explain considerations for blockchain system audit and validity.
Who Should Attend
The Blockchain Fundamentals Certificate is intended for:
A wide-range of individuals, including:
- Current IT Professionals looking to upskill to broaden their IT knowledge and skills or keep up-to-date with emerging technologies.
- IT Audit, risk, security and governance professionals looking to gain a fundamental understanding of emerging technology knowledge and skills.
- Those new to IT, students, recent graduates and career changers looking to differentiate themselves from other job candidates.
Course Curriculum
Course Modules
Exam & Certification
Blockchain Fundamentals Exam.
