Preventing Multiple Applications from Obtaining Copies of the Same Record

question 16

Multiple Choice

Preventing multiple applications from obtaining copies of the same record when the record is about to be changed is called ________.

• A) serialized reading
• B) lost updating
• C) concurrent processing
• D) resource locking
• E) block factoring

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Definitions:

Infantile Amnesia

The lack of memory for experiences that occurred prior to three years of age.

Months

Units of time in calendars that constitute approximately one-twelfth of a year.

Years

Years are units of time that represent the period it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun, commonly used to measure the duration of events and age.

Procedural Memory

Procedural memory is a type of long-term memory that enables people to perform tasks without conscious awareness of the previous experiences that underlie those tasks, such as riding a bike or typing.