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Question 28hard
When two transactions are being processed against the database at the same time they are termed concurrent transactions.
Question 29medium
Locks placed by the DBMS are explicit locks.
Question 30medium
In optimistic locking, the assumption is made that conflict will occur.
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Question 31hard
Two transactions that run concurrently and generate results that are consistent with the results that would have occurred if they had run separately are referred to as serializable transactions.
Question 32hard
The lost update problem is when User A reads data that have been processed by a portion of a transaction from User B.
Question 33hard
The transaction log contains a copy of every database record (or page) after it has changed. These records are called before images.
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Question 34medium
Database administration refers to a function that applies to the entire organization.
Question 35medium
Locks placed by command are implicit locks.
Question 36hard
The goal of database security is to ensure that only authorized users can perform authorized activities at authorized times.