Certified Blockchain Solution Architect (CBSA) Practice Exam

The Certified Blockchain Solution Architect (CBSA) exam is a professional credential designed to assess your ability to design, implement, and manage blockchain solutions. Earning this certification demonstrates your expertise in this rapidly evolving field.

Who Should Take This Exam

This exam is ideal for individuals with a strong understanding of blockchain technology who aspire to design and architect complex blockchain solutions. Here are some examples:

• Blockchain Solution Architects
• Blockchain Consultants
• Enterprise Architects with a focus on blockchain
• IT Professionals seeking to specialize in blockchain architecture

There are no formal prerequisites for taking the CBSA exam. However, a solid understanding of blockchain fundamentals, distributed ledger technology (DLT), and solution architecture principles is highly recommended.

Exam Details 

• Number of Questions: 70 Questions
• Pass Score: 70%
• Time Allotted: 90 minutes to complete exam
• Exam Language: English

Course Outline

• Difference between proof of work, proof of stake, and other proof systems together with their resistance 
• The need for cryptocurrency on certain types of blockchains
• Difference between public, private, and permissioned blockchains
• Process of writing the blocks to the blockchain
• The fit of cryptography into blockchain and the most commonly used systems
• Common use cases for public blockchains
• Common use cases for private & permissioned blockchains
• Need to launch your own blockchain
• Common problems and considerations in working with public blockchains
• Identifying the need for mining 
• Byzantine Fault Tolerance
• Consensus among blockchains
• Process of hashing
• Addressing the  public keys, and private keys work
• Understanding smart contract
• Security in blockchain
• History of blockchain
• Programming languages of the most common blockchains
• Common testing and deployment practices for blockchains and blockchain-based apps