Serializable Isolation Level

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What does a transaction in the serializable isolation level see?

  • Only the query itself
  • Changes made after the transaction began
  • Changes committed at the time the transaction began (correct)
  • Changes made by other users

When is serializable isolation level suitable?

  • For environments with frequent dirty reads
  • For environments with short transactions updating a large number of rows
  • For environments with long-running read-only transactions (correct)
  • For environments with high chances of concurrent transactions modifying the same rows

What is guaranteed in serializable isolation regarding the read consistency of a transaction?

  • Every row read by the transaction will be different when reread
  • Changes made by other transactions are immediately visible to the query
  • Results of queries may change during the transaction
  • The results of any query will remain consistent for the duration of the transaction (correct)

What types of reads do serializable transactions not experience?

<p>Dirty reads, fuzzy reads, and phantom reads (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When can a serializable transaction modify a row in Oracle Database?

<p>Only if changes made by other transactions were committed before the start of the serializable transaction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What error message does the database generate when a serializable transaction attempts to update or delete data modified by a different transaction that committed after the serializable transaction began?

<p>ORA-08177: Cannot serialize access for this transaction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the event of a serializable transaction failing with the ORA-08177 error, what action can an application take?

<p>Commit the work executed up to that point (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

To prevent a serialized access problem in a serializable transaction, what action should be avoided?

<p>Trying to update data modified by another transaction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens if a serializable transaction does not attempt to change a row committed by another transaction after it began?

<p>A serialized access problem is avoided (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of serializable transactions, what does 'serializable access problem' refer to?

<p>Conflicts arising from simultaneous access to the same data by multiple transactions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was Mahatma Gandhi born and raised?

<p>Gujarat (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Gandhi describe his philosophy of resistance?

<p>Nonviolent resistance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What honorific title was given to Gandhi in South Africa in 1914?

<p>Mahātmā (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did Gandhi train in law before returning to India?

<p>Inner Temple in London (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what year did Gandhi move to South Africa to represent an Indian merchant?

<p>1893 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Gandhi focus on after assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921?

<p>Easing poverty and expanding women's rights (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what age did Gandhi return to India from South Africa?

<p>45 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Gandhi's primary goal throughout his leadership?

<p>Ending untouchability and achieving self-rule (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did Gandhi first employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?

<p>South Africa (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the honorific title 'Mahātmā' mean?

<p>Great-souled, venerable (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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