Certified Blockchain Business Foundations (CBBF) — Question 9

What does a Merkle tree provide?

Answer options

• A. Efficient block lookups and protection against forgery
• B. Anonymity and transparency
• C. A Turing complete distributed network
• D. A way to deploy smart contracts onto the Blockchain
• E. All of the above

Correct answer: A

Explanation

A Merkle tree primarily provides efficient verification of block data and safeguards against unauthorized alterations, making option A the correct choice. The other options, while relevant to blockchain technology, do not specifically pertain to the functions of a Merkle tree.