Practice Module Summary (9.7) - Transaction Management - Introduction to Database Systems
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Question 1 Easy

What does ACID stand for?

💡 Hint: Recall the four essential properties of transactions.

Question 2 Easy

What is a deadlock?

💡 Hint: Think of a scenario where two cars are stuck.

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Question 1

What does the C in ACID represent?

Commitment
Consistency
Control

💡 Hint: It's about maintaining valid states in the database.

Question 2

True or False: A transaction can be partially committed.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what partial changes would imply.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a scenario where two transactions lead to a typical concurrency issue and how you would resolve it using a chosen concurrency control technique.

💡 Hint: Consider how database locks can enforce order.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate a database system that uses optimistic concurrency and analyze its strengths and weaknesses in various high-traffic environments.

💡 Hint: Balance the pros of flexibility against the cons of aborting transactions.

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