56 lines
1.8 KiB
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56 lines
1.8 KiB
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Question 1
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The name of the paper is "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System", and
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it can be found at https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf.
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Question 2
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The purpose of the paper is to present a new system that uses cryptography to
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verify the authenticity of monetary transfers. It introduces the concept of a
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"blockchain".
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Question 3
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It seems that the intended audience of the paper is for cryptography enthusiasts
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or certain people who may be willing to implement and adopt such a protocol. It
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doesn't seem to be making any attempt to push this system as something that the
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masses should adopt; he's simply presenting this as a method of making
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verifiable and secure transfers.
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Question 4
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A. extremely important
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B. useful but not critical
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C. extremely important
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D. useful but not critical
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E. extremely important
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F. useful but not critical
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G. useful but not critical
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H. useful but not critical
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I. important if it's related to findings
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J. useful but not critical
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K. useful but not critical
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L. not very important
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M. not very important
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N. not very important
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O. useful but not critical
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Question 5
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The most successful element of the paper was the fact that he stated key
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information clearly. As this is a paper related to a protocol, some of the most
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important things that should be covered include the motivation behind certain
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designs. This information is clearly presented, usually beginning with the
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problem that the presented solution is intended to solve, and then the actual
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solution.
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Question 6
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The least successful element of the paper was integrating tables, diagrams,
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references into the text. Rather than using the diagrams effectively, the
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diagrams seem to be added into the paper after it has been written; the paper
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doesn't reference the images at all and there is an occasional caption to the
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image that explains what it means.
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