Practice Deadlock Handling - 9.6 | Module 9: Transaction Management | Introduction to Database Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is a deadlock?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of a scenario of two cars waiting on a one-lane road.

Question 2

Easy

Give an example of a situation that can cause a deadlock.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider two transactions needing each other's resources.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is a deadlock?

  • A successful transaction
  • Two transactions waiting on each other
  • A type of database error

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember the scenario we discussed with locking resources.

Question 2

True or False: Deadlock detection is a proactive strategy.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the difference between stopping an issue before it happens versus finding it after.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A database system utilizes a wait-for graph. Given transactions T1, T2, T3 where T1 waits on T2 and T2 waits on T3 while T3 waits on T1, identify how the system should resolve this deadlock.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Look into the work done so far by each transaction to inform your decision.

Question 2

Explain how the Deadlock Detection strategy might impact system performance compared to Deadlock Prevention strategies.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the trade-offs between efficiency and ensuring smooth operations.

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