TY - GEN
T1 - The Blockchain Art Simulation (BARTS) and Experiential Exercises
AU - Sanders, Sean Patrick
AU - Lawrence Sanders, G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Owner/Author.
PY - 2021/6/26
Y1 - 2021/6/26
N2 - This paper introduces the online Blockchain ART Simulation (BARTS) and a set of experiential online exercises that illustrate hashing concepts for validating blockchain transactions. Our premise is that understanding the role of secure hashing algorithms in the mining process is the primary conceptual impediment for students to gain an accurate picture of the validation process for blockchain transactions. The BARTS simulation helps develop the conceptual foundation for understanding hashing concepts, and it also leads to understanding blockchain-related concepts. In addition to assisting in understating blockchain concepts, the BARTS simulation and the accompanying exercises are useful in understanding and applying hashing concepts related to password verification, verifying software signatures, digital content signature verification, and averting man-in-the-middle threats.
AB - This paper introduces the online Blockchain ART Simulation (BARTS) and a set of experiential online exercises that illustrate hashing concepts for validating blockchain transactions. Our premise is that understanding the role of secure hashing algorithms in the mining process is the primary conceptual impediment for students to gain an accurate picture of the validation process for blockchain transactions. The BARTS simulation helps develop the conceptual foundation for understanding hashing concepts, and it also leads to understanding blockchain-related concepts. In addition to assisting in understating blockchain concepts, the BARTS simulation and the accompanying exercises are useful in understanding and applying hashing concepts related to password verification, verifying software signatures, digital content signature verification, and averting man-in-the-middle threats.
KW - barts simulation blockchain concepts
KW - education
KW - hashing algorithms
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85108893429
U2 - 10.1145/3456565.3460038
DO - 10.1145/3456565.3460038
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85108893429
T3 - Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE
SP - 627
EP - 628
BT - ITiCSE 2021 - Proceedings of the 26th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
T2 - 26th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE 2021
Y2 - 26 June 2021 through 1 July 2021
ER -