Student Name: Avishka Nirmal Silva

Student MISIS: M00809784

CST1160 Week 5 Seminar Activity - PROMPT Checklist
PROMPT criteria Resource 1- Karame, G. and Androulaki, E.
(2016) Bitcoin and blockchain security.
Norwood, Massachusetts: Artech House.
- This is written with good language,
Presentation
easy to understand and presented well
Is the information presented and communicated clearly? in detail.
Consider the language, layout and structure. - Structure of the book is well designed
with all the contents described in
proper manner.
- Page numbers, cover pages is in
proper manner.

- Yes relevant, written about the

Relevance
involved movement of technologies to
Is the article relevant to the topic you are human lives.
researching? - Mainly about Bitcoin and blockchain in
Look at the introduction or overview to find out what it is data security of online users.
mainly about. - Talks about the privacy and security of
an online user and many of sub topics.
- The language used is not biased, but
Objectivity
talks about both sides of the story.
Is the article biased, or motivated by a particular - The language is straight forward with
agenda? the information, some pictures and
Is the language emotive? pictures are used to for better
understating.
Are there hidden, vested interests?

- Information is clear and organized with

Method: for research reports
proper page numbers.
Is it clear how the data was collected? - Content and index help reader to know
Were the methods appropriate and can you trust it? which chapter is what topic.

- The reference is trustworthy and the

Provenance
authors are shown in detailed.
Is it clear where the information has come from? - I would suggest anyone to read this
Can you identify the author(s) / organization(s), and are good informative book.
they trustworthy?
Are there references/citations that lead to further reading,
and are they trustworthy sources?

- This book was published in the year 2016

Timeliness
with over 200 pages.
How up to date is the material? Is it clear when it was - The information meets my required
written? needs of topic.
Does the date of writing meet your requirements, or would
it be obsolete?