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What is the main concern in a multi-user database environment?
What is the main concern in a multi-user database environment?
- Ensuring high availability of the database
- Preventing interference between users' work (correct)
- Minimizing the storage space required for the database
- Optimizing query performance for all users
What is the purpose of a transaction in a database?
What is the purpose of a transaction in a database?
- To optimize query performance for multiple users
- To perform a set of read and write operations as a single unit (correct)
- To ensure high availability of the database
- To reduce the risk of power failures or system crashes
What happens when a transaction reaches a commit point?
What happens when a transaction reaches a commit point?
- The transaction is temporarily suspended
- The transaction is rolled back to the initial state
- All actions are permanently saved in the database (correct)
- The transaction is aborted and none of the actions are saved
What does it mean for a transaction to be atomic?
What does it mean for a transaction to be atomic?
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What is the consistency-preserving property of a transaction?
What is the consistency-preserving property of a transaction?
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