Practice Transaction Failures (10.1.1) - Database Recovery - Introduction to Database Systems
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Transaction Failures

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Question 1 Easy

What is a transaction failure?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when an operation cannot be completed.

Question 2 Easy

What is atomicity?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens during a failure.

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Question 1

What is a transaction failure?

A successful transaction
An event where the transaction cannot complete
A completed transaction without errors

💡 Hint: Focus on what happens when something goes wrong.

Question 2

True or False: Atomicity ensures that every transaction is completed in parts.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the definition of atomicity.

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Challenge 1 Hard

A transaction tries to insert a record with a duplicate key and encounters a logical error. Another transaction attempts to read the same data concurrently. What happens to both transactions?

💡 Hint: Consider how concurrent operations affect data integrity.

Challenge 2 Hard

Describe a scenario where a user-initiated abort might be necessary and how the DBMS should handle it to maintain atomicity.

💡 Hint: Think about the importance of correct information in transaction purposes.

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