Practice Commit Operation (10.4.2) - Database Recovery - Introduction to Database Systems
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Commit Operation

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of the commit operation?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens to a transaction after it is complete.

Question 2 Easy

What happens to the shadow page table after a transaction commits?

💡 Hint: Consider what the system does to manage memory.

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Question 1

What must occur for a transaction to be considered committed?

The changes are applied
The current page table is updated
The shadow page table is discarded
All of the above

💡 Hint: Consider all the steps involved in committing a transaction.

Question 2

True or False: If a transaction aborts after changing the current page table, those changes are still permanent.

True
False

💡 Hint: Reflect on the definition of atomicity.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Discuss how the commit operation in shadow paging could be applied in a real-world banking transaction system. What safeguards should be implemented?

💡 Hint: Consider real-world implications and the need for reliability in banking.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate scenarios where shadow paging could create issues in a multi-user environment. What alternative strategies might reduce these issues?

💡 Hint: Think about multi-user impacts on database integrity and performance.

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