This question evaluates proficiency in database concurrency control and transaction isolation within the Software Engineering Fundamentals domain, focusing on identifying concurrency anomalies that affect data integrity and update correctness.
Two transactions T1 and T2 run concurrently and access the same data item A. Their operations (in order of time) are:
T1
reads
A = 100
.
T2
reads
A = 100
.
T1
writes
A = A + 10
(so conceptually writes
110
).
T2
writes
A = A - 10
(using its previously read value
100
, so writes
90
).
Which description best characterizes the concurrency problem here?
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