Determine whether the following statements are true or false    a)Once a transaction is committed, it cannot be rolled back. Answer: b) An index file is always larger than the original database file because the index file needs to store an additional pointer to each record. Answer: c) Sparse indices facilitate faster search operations comparing to the dense indices.

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  1. Determine whether the following statements are true or false   
  2. a)Once a transaction is committed, it cannot be rolled back.

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b) An index file is always larger than the original database file because the index file needs to store an additional pointer to each record.

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c) Sparse indices facilitate faster search operations comparing to the dense indices.

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d) In a B+-tree, it always requires reorganizing the entire index file to maintain performance.

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e) Atomicity of transactions means that the transaction must be executed serially.

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f) Both committed and aborted transactions leave the database in consistent state.

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g) A serial schedule always satisfies isolation requirement.

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h) If P is the primary key of schema R, we must have P ® R.

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I) A failed transaction must be aborted.

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j) If the precedence graph of a schedule is acyclic, the schedule is serializable.

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