Database Concepts (8th Edition)
Database Concepts (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134601533
Author: David M. Kroenke, David J. Auer, Scott L. Vandenberg, Robert C. Yoder
Publisher: PEARSON
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Transaction:

A transaction is a small set of changes which must be made to the database. The transaction done to the database may or may not affect the changes to the content of the database. The execution takes place as a single unit.

Concurrency control:

The process of ensuring the data which should be updated correctly and appropriately when multiple transactions are concurrently executed in DBMS (Database Management System) is termed as concurrency control.

  • It coordinates the simultaneous transactions while preserving from deadlock.
  • It ensures that one user work does not affect the other user’s work.
  • There are two mechanism involved in concurrency control. They are,
    • Optimistic concurrency control.
    • Pessimistic concurrency control.

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