Practice - System Crashes (Software and Hardware Failures)
Practice Questions
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Define what a system crash is.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to data in memory during a crash.
What is the difference between volatile and non-volatile storage?
💡 Hint: Consider examples of each type of storage.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a system crash?
💡 Hint: Think about what it means when the software stops working.
True or False: Durability means that committed transactions can be lost during a crash.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the definition of durability.
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Challenge Problems
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If a system crash occurs before a transaction is committed, what specific recovery steps must the DBMS undertake?
💡 Hint: Consider the properties that ensure data integrity post-crash.
Describe a scenario where both software and hardware failures lead to a data inconsistency in a DBMS.
💡 Hint: Think about how uncommitted changes might disappear during a crash.
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