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GATE 2016 CS – Question 32

Databases · Transactions and Concurrency Control · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Which one of the following is NOT a part of the ACID properties of database transactions?

  1. Atomicity
  2. Consistency
  3. Isolation
  4. Deadlock-freedom

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Correct answer: (D) Deadlock-freedom

Explanation

ACID stands for Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation and Durability. Deadlock-freedom is a desirable property of a concurrency control scheme, but it is not one of the ACID properties.