How to Cite:
Ansari, M. R., Navratan, N., & Umamaheswari, K. M. (2021). A study of awarding student
achievement using blockchain. Linguistics and Culture Review, 5(S3), 823-836.
https://doi.org/10.21744/lingcure.v5nS3.1629
Linguistics and Culture Review © 2021.
Corresponding author: Umamaheswari, K. M.; Email: umamahek@srmist.edu.in
Manuscript submitted: 09 June 2021, Manuscript revised: 18 Sept 2021, Accepted for publication: 27 Oct 2021
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A Study of Awarding Student Achievement
Using Blockchain
Mohammed Rehan Ansari
Department of Computing Technologies, SRM Institute of Science and
Technology, Kattankulathur, India
Navratan
Department of Computing Technologies, SRM Institute of Science and
Technology, Kattankulathur, India
K. M. Umamaheswari
Department of Computing Technologies, SRM Institute of Science and
Technology, Kattankulathur, India
Abstract---Blockchain technology will soon have progressed from
being an innovation to the norm of application development and the
digital revolution. The technology of a blockchain is essential based on
a widely distributed, peer-to-peer ledger of transactions and balances.
This ledger is essentially a huge database broken down into chunks
known as blocks. These blocks and the entire ledger are stored in
millions of copies on that particular blockchain network on extremely
powerful computers known as nodes. There is a majority-based
consensus that exists for every transaction that is carried out and put
in a block. To tamper with this ledger would require computing power
either equal to or greater than 51% of all the nodes active for that
particular blockchain. Even if this power were acquired to tamper with
or hack the particular blockchain, the cryptocurrencies or tokens that
are transacted on the blockchain would essentially be overturned and
considered worthless due to the other nodes detecting a hack or
attempt to steal tokens or wallet balances. This is how the first
cryptocurrency like bitcoin, along with many other cryptocurrencies
on their respective blockchain technologies, operate.
Keywords---awarding students, blockchain technology, dedication,
student achievement, student potential.