blocksize
Storage unit dimension
Blocksize is a technical term for the fixed amount of data processed as a single unit.
In computing, it determines how much information is read or written at once to storage media.
In cryptocurrency, particularly Bitcoin, blocksize refers to the maximum data capacity of each block in the blockchain—a contentious parameter since larger blocks allow more transactions but require more resources to process: The blocksize debate split the Bitcoin community.
Exchange of goods/money
- hashChopped mixture, cooked together
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- BitcoinPeer-to-peer electronic cash
- EthereumProgrammable blockchain network
scalability · throughput · confirmation · fork · consensus · ledger · propagation · fees
Jumbled collection of items
- stackItems piled vertically
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- pagingBroadcast summoning of someone
- cacheConcealed storage spot
RAM · allocation · deallocation · segmentation · alignment · padding · contiguous · dynamic
Distinct division of whole
- clusterGathered group nearby
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
- volumeAmount of space filled
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
chunk · granularity · partition · FAT · NTFS · disk · storage · capacity
transaction
Exchange of goods/money
- hashChopped mixture, cooked together
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- BitcoinPeer-to-peer electronic cash
Ethereum · scalability · throughput · confirmation · fork · consensus · ledger · propagation · fees · capacity
heap
Jumbled collection of items
cache · RAM · allocation · deallocation · segmentation · alignment · padding · contiguous · dynamic · static
sector
Distinct division of whole
- clusterGathered group nearby
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
- volumeAmount of space filled
fragmentation · chunk · granularity · partition · FAT · NTFS · disk · storage · capacity · throughput
packet
Small sealed container
- frameSupporting outer structure
- TCPConnection-oriented network protocol
- UDPConnectionless transmission standard
payload · fragmentation · throughput · bandwidth · latency · chunk · transfer · streaming · buffer · segmentation
cipher
Hidden writing system
- AESSymmetric encryption standard
- DESSymmetric-key block cipher
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
plaintext · padding · CBC · IV · symmetric · rounds · cryptographic