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Read Committed Isolation Level Explained

The document outlines the Read Committed isolation level in database transactions, detailing how write locks are held until a transaction commits to prevent dirty reads and writes. It corrects the original transaction schedule by ensuring unlock operations occur after commits, allowing for concurrent execution without conflicts. Key corrections emphasize that changes are only visible post-commit, ensuring data integrity.

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Read Committed Isolation Level Explained

The document outlines the Read Committed isolation level in database transactions, detailing how write locks are held until a transaction commits to prevent dirty reads and writes. It corrects the original transaction schedule by ensuring unlock operations occur after commits, allowing for concurrent execution without conflicts. Key corrections emphasize that changes are only visible post-commit, ensuring data integrity.

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Transaction 1: A transaction that adds a new supplier to the supplier's table.

Transaction 2: A transaction that increases the price of a product.

Serializable, Read committed, Repeatable read

CORRECTED TABLE FOR READ COMMITTED ISOLATION LEVEL:

T1 T2
w.l(x)
w(x)
w.l(y)
w(y)
commit
u.l(x)
commit
u.l(y)

KEY CORRECTIONS FOR READ COMMITTED ISOLATION LEVEL:

1. Write Locks Held Until Commit:


- In Read Committed isolation level, write locks (w.l) are held until the transaction
commits
- This prevents dirty writes (other transactions modifying uncommitted data)
- This prevents dirty reads (other transactions reading uncommitted data)

2. Unlock After Commit:


- T1: Acquires w.l(x), writes w(x), commits, then releases u.l(x)
- T2: Acquires w.l(y), writes w(y), commits, then releases u.l(y)
- Locks are released immediately after commit, not before

3. Why Write Locks in Read Committed?


- Write locks ensure that:
• No other transaction can read uncommitted changes (prevents dirty reads)
• No other transaction can modify the same data simultaneously (prevents lost
updates)
• Changes are only visible after commit

4. Correct Schedule:
- T1: w.l(x) → w(x) → commit → u.l(x)
- T2: w.l(y) → w(y) → commit → u.l(y)

5. What Was Wrong in Original Table:


- Original had: u.l(x) before commit (INCORRECT)
- Corrected to: u.l(x) after commit (CORRECT)
- This ensures no transaction can see uncommitted data
Legend:
- w.l(x) = Write lock on x (exclusive lock)
- w(x) = Write operation on x
- u.l(x) = Unlock x (release write lock)
- commit = Transaction commit point

Note: Since T1 and T2 operate on different data items (x and y), there is no conflict
between them, and they can execute concurrently.

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