Practice What Is A Transaction? (9.1.1) - Transaction Management - Introduction to Database Systems
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What is a Transaction?

Practice - What is a Transaction?

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does atomicity in a transaction guarantee?

💡 Hint: Think about the 'all or nothing' principle.

Question 2 Easy

Name one of the ACID properties of a transaction.

💡 Hint: Recall the acronym ACID.

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Question 1

What does the term 'transaction' refer to in a database?

A single SQL command
A logical unit of work
A physical storage unit

💡 Hint: Think of the definition provided in class.

Question 2

True or False: A transaction is only successful if all its included operations succeed.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall what we discussed about atomicity.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Describe how a bank would handle a transaction failure during a money transfer process.

💡 Hint: Focus on what happens centrally during a failure.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze the implications of not adhering to the isolation property in a multi-user system.

💡 Hint: Consider how concurrent transaction visibility impacts integrity.

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