ACHIEVEMENT 5 TASK 2 by @daakye : Review Steemscan.com

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Hi everyone, I am very excited to continue with my achievement tasks. So far, I have been able to finish Achievement task 1 to Task 5.1. I am now moving on to Achievement 5 Task 2. Thank you very much @yohan2on for the post on reviewing steemscan.com; it really helped me and I learned a lot as well. Thumps up to @roadofrich and @futureshock for developing a very good user-friendly steem exchange tool. i.e. steemscan.

QUESTION 1
Please explain the current Steem price and volumes on the date of submission of this review?
As of 1:06 am on 30/05/ 2021, the price of STEEM was 0.50/USD. Though the value of steem keeps fluctuating, I believe that for the past few weeks or days, steem is constantly reducing.

This is found at the top right corner.
Height: 54,179,233 Network: Main Supply : 383,782,923 STEEM/7,772,008 SBD

QUESTION 2
Please explain What all information is shown under latest transactions and latest blocks section?

The current transactions and blocks give you all the activities that are being done on the blockchain between users of the ecosystem; Some of the activities include; powering ups, voting, commenting, delegation, and all other activities currently happening on the blockchain.
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
When you click on the latest Transaction option, you get to see all the transactions that are being ensued currently. You will see features like Block ID, ID, Timestamp, Sender, Receiver/Permlink/Id, Type Amount/%/Payload.
BLOCK ID & ID: These are unique and special numbers and letter combinations that are user-specific; meaning, each user has his or her ID that he/she doesn't share with anyone.
TIMESTAMP: This feature shows the exact date and time that the various transactions on the blockchain ensued.
SENDER: This is the user that is transferring steem, sbd, upvoting, commenting, or even powering up.
RECEIVER: This is the recipient of the transaction.
TYPE: This shows the particular activity. It can be voting, commenting, etc.
AMOUNT/%PAYLOAD: The value of the transaction as well as the payloads in terms of percentage.

LATEST BLOCKS

when you click on the Latest blocks option it gives you the links of all the current blocks on the blockchain. Some of the features include heights, Block ID, Timestamp, and the User that is engaged in the block.

QUESTION 3
Please explain What all information is shown under Witnesses section and steps to vote a Witness?
click on the menu option

When you click on witnesses it gives all the list witnesses on the blockchain; their status, the ranks they have, version, etc.
To vote for a witness; Click on the particular witness you want to vote on from the list of many witnesses.

QUESTION 4
Please explain What is DApps and mention 3 DApps which you have already used or may use in the future as per your interest?

DApps are user-specific sites that enable a user to achieve a specific task. For instance, Dtube will enable users to make their own decentralized videos likewise the DLike serves as a social sharing platform. Another one is Epic Dice which is more of a Casino game. I am yet to use any of the DApps. I would love to use the above-mentioned ones as time goes on.

QUESTION 5
Please explain How to use "Quick Convert" and what is the fee charged for different Steem amount for withdrawal?
Just like the name suggests, it is used to convert cryptocurrencies particularly steem into to other forms of currencies. ( USDT, Bitcoin, or TRX) It is a simple and easy way of converting steem to any currency you want.
Every steem amount has its charge. For say 0 steem to USDT, You will receive approximately:
-2.19881820 USDT
Fees : 1.09940910 USDT

Meaning when you convert say 200 Steem to USDT, You will receive approximately:
97.21028180 USDT
Fees : 1.09940910 USDT

QUESTION 6
Please explain what information is provided by the "Search" feature?
The search feature can be used to find a block, transaction or a witness.

Thank you very much.

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@njaywan
@nattybongo
@oppongk