Transactions


  1. What is the isolation property of transactions?











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    Correct Option: D

    The ‘isolation’ property of a transaction is one of the four elementary characteristics that are expected for a database transaction to maintain throughout. The others are Atomicity, Consistency and Durability.


  1. What does ‘C’ stand for in the ACID property of transactions?











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    Correct Option: B

    The elementary characteristics of a transaction are known as the ‘ACID’ properties. ‘ACID’ is the acronym for the four basic characteristics that a transaction must have for smooth processing.



  1. What does ‘A’ stand for in the ACID property of transactions?











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    Correct Option: A

    All the transaction systems have an important set of characteristics in common. This is known as the ‘ACID’ property of the transaction. It refers to the four elementary characteristics of a transaction.


  1. What is generally done if an error occurs during the transaction?











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    Correct Option: C

    Whenever an error occurs during a transaction, it is generally taken to the state prior to the beginning of transaction execution. This is know as rollback. It is a set of undo operations.



  1. What is generally done after the transactions are executed successfully?











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    Correct Option: D

    In a transaction, either all the statements are executed successfully or neither of them are successful. This is facilitated by the commit and rollback capabilities. Commit is made after a transaction.