ADVFN Logo

We could not find any results for:
Make sure your spelling is correct or try broadening your search.

Trending Now

Toplists

It looks like you aren't logged in.
Click the button below to log in and view your recent history.

Hot Features

Registration Strip Icon for default Register for Free to get streaming real-time quotes, interactive charts, live options flow, and more.

The Definition of Acyclic Graph

Share On Facebook
share on Linkedin
Print

An Acyclic Graph is another form of modeling data, and it has its shortfalls. The traditional Blockchain flows in a linear pattern,  and different container blocks of data are linked by chains. However, Acyclic is made up of numbers of transactions in a graph.

©

Although both Blockchain and Acyclic Graph are somewhat similar in that they both produce unchangeable ledgers displaying consensus information. They both send out, receive and affirm transactions. And, that’s all there is about their similarities.

Furthermore, their difference lies in how their scalability. As it concerns scalability, there are two ways of handling this, one can scale vertically or horizontally.  Scaling vertically increases the speed of every transaction. On the other hand, scaling horizontally improves the capacity of the whole platform.

The Definition of None-cyclic Graph

The Usual Blockchain Scales Vertically
The operation of the usual Blockchain can be likened to that of a grocery shop. Let’s say in this store cashier carries out his or her operation by scaling customers vertically. This helps the cashier to be quick in his or her operation. However, horizontal scaling will require more cashiers, and more lanes will be formed.

Scaling Vertically is both more secure and easier to put into use. Nevertheless, this has significant shortfalls. On the other hand, horizontal scaling is more difficult but provides surpassing scalability that of the vertical one.

Positive:

– Miners are absent

– Immediate transactions

– Micropayment

Negative:

– Intricacy

– Demands a large customer base

Reiterating this, None-cyclic Graph hasn’t come to displace the usual Blockchain, instead, it has come to complement it. The Acyclic Graph can be an important instrument for the mass usage of cryptocurrency. But, the usual Blockchain will function in cooperation with it to handle security.

Teach yourself technical analysis: Technical Analysis

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR FREE ON ADVFN, the world's leading stocks and shares information website, provides the private investor with all the latest high-tech trading tools and includes live price data streaming, stock quotes and the option to access 'Level 2' data on all of the world's key exchanges (LSE, NYSE, NASDAQ, Euronext etc).

This area of the ADVFN.com site is for independent financial commentary. These blogs are provided by independent authors via a common carrier platform and do not represent the opinions of ADVFN Plc. ADVFN Plc does not monitor, approve, endorse or exert editorial control over these articles and does not therefore accept responsibility for or make any warranties in connection with or recommend that you or any third party rely on such information. The information available at ADVFN.com is for your general information and use and is not intended to address your particular requirements. In particular, the information does not constitute any form of advice or recommendation by ADVFN.COM and is not intended to be relied upon by users in making (or refraining from making) any investment decisions. Authors may or may not have positions in stocks that they are discussing but it should be considered very likely that their opinions are aligned with their trading and that they hold positions in companies, forex, commodities and other instruments they discuss.

Leave A Reply

 
Do you want to write for our Newspaper? Get in touch: newspaper@advfn.com