Managing Multiuser Databases(Database ) Questions and Answers
Question 1. Which of the following locks the item from change but not from read?
Implicit lock
Explicit lock
Exclusive lock
Shared lock
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Shared lock
Question 2. Which of the following occurs when a transaction rereads data and finds new rows that were inserted by a command transaction since the prior read?
Nonrepeatable read
Phantom read
Dirty read
Consistent read
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Phantom read
Question 3. Locks placed by command are called ________ .
implicit locks
explicit locks
exclusive locks
shared locks
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> explicit locks
Question 4. A transaction for which all committed changes are permanent is called:
atomic.
consistent.
isolated.
durable.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> durable.
Question 5. In this instance, dirty reads are disallowed, while nonrepeatable reads and phantom reads are allowed.
Read committed
Read uncommitted
Repeatable read
Serializable
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Read committed
Question 6. Which of the following occurs when a transaction rereads data it has previously read and finds modification or deletions caused by a committed transaction?
Nonrepeatable read
Phantom read
Dirty read
Consistent read
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Nonrepeatable read
Question 7. Which of the following refers to a cursor type that when the cursor is opened, a primary key value is saved for each row in the recordset; when the application accesses a row, the key is used to fetch the current values of the row?
Forward only
Static
Keyset
Dynamic
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Keyset
Question 8. The advantage of optimistic locking is that:
the lock is obtained only after the transaction has processed.
the lock is obtained before the transaction has processed.
the lock never needs to be obtained.
transactions that are best suited are those with a lot of activity.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> the lock is obtained only after the transaction has processed.
Question 9. Which of the following disallows both dirty reads and nonrepeatable reads, but allows phantom reads?
Read committed
Read uncommitted
Repeatable read
Serializable
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Repeatable read
Question 10. Which of the following refers to a cursor type where changes of any type and from any source are visible?