Comprehensive Quiz

What is the account reserve?

A) A deposit of XRP that is required to open an account

B) The minimum amount of XRP that can be sent in a transaction

C) A backup wallet in case your primary wallet is lost or stolen

What is a DEX?

A) A decentralized exchange that allows users to trade assets without having to send them to a centralized exchange

B) A cryptocurrency that is used as an intermediary asset to find the lowest transaction cost

C) An order book that lists all current bids and asks for each asset

What are the two fundamental ways developers interact with the XRPL?

With payments and wallets.

With transactions and requests.

With accounts and wallets.

With addresses and seeds.

What is a liquidity provider (LP)?

A) An individual who commits to trade at least once per day

B) A type of financial institution that is not subject to government regulation

C) Someone who supplies liquidity to a decentralized exchange (DEX)

Why doesn't the XRPL use Proof of Work (PoW)?

A) PoW is too energy-intensive

B) PoW is unbalanced

C) PoW isn't secure enough

What are some of the advantages of decentralized finance?

A) Improved security and resilience due to decentralized infrastructure

B) Removes fees from banks and other financial institutions

C) Greater access to financial services for unbanked individuals

D) A and B

E) All of the above

What are some of the key benefits of blockchain technology?

A) It's secure, trustless, and tamper-proof

B) It's controlled by a central authority and transactions can be reversed

C) It's private, permissioned, and efficient

What line of code correctly instantiates a client on the XRPL?

const client = new xrpl.Client(net);

let net = getNet();

await client.connect();

results = "Connecting to " + net + "....";

What is the web 2.0 era also known as?

A) The social web era

B) The read-only era

C) The dot com bubble

Who first proposed the concept of smart contracts?

A) Nick Szabo

B) Satoshi Nakamoto

C) Vitalik Buterin

What is the primary goal when making a request on the XRPL?

To look up something on the ledger.

To retrieve currency from another account.

To prepare your wallet for an incoming transaction.

To send currency.

What is proof-of-work?

A) A type of consensus mechanism in which miners compete to solve complex mathematical problems

B) A type of consensus mechanism in which nodes stake the network currency to validate transactions

C) A method of reaching consensus via a peer-to-peer network of nodes

D) None of the above

A TransferFee of 5000 denotes what fee?

50%

5%

0.5%

500%

How is data mutation different in web 3.0 applications?

A) It is immutable

B) There are no smart contracts

C) It is mutable

What is the difference between the testnet and livenet/mainnet servers?

When coding on the XRPL, you can test your code with the testnet before launching an app on the livenet.

The testnet uses fake XRP and fake currency. The livenet uses real XRP and currency.

New accounts on the testnet are funded via a centralized faucet, whereas the livenet requires a transfer from an exchange.

All of the above

What do Automated Market Makers (AMMs) do?

AMMs calculate a fair exchange rate between tokens automatically.

AMMs find the best price for buying and selling tokens on a decentralized exchange.

AMMs automatically trade your tokens for you to increase your wealth.

AMMs figure out when the best time to trade your tokens is based on exchange rate fluctuations.

What is the purpose of hooks?

A) To provide smart contract functionality

B) To reduce fees

C) To increase the speed of transactions

D) To improve security

What could a smart contract be used for?

A) To automate the supply chain

B) To track the ownership of land

C) To settle insurance claims

D) All of the above

Why is trading on the XRPL a little different than on other blockchains?

The XRPL offers a built-in software wallet where users can safely store their currency.

The XRPL uses a Central Limit Order Book instead of an AMM.

The XRPL uses an AMM instead of a Central Limit Order Book.

The XRPL uses both a Central Limit Order Book and an AMM.

What makes an asset non-fungible?

A) It is digital

B) It is unique

C) It is stored on a blockchain