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GATE CSE 2007

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

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Consider the following two transactions: T₁ and T₂.

T₁: read (A);                  T₂: read (B);
    read (B);                      read (A);
    if A = 0 then B ← B + 1;       if B ≠ 0 then A ← A - 1;
    write (B);                     write (A);

Which of the following schemes, using shared and exclusive locks, satisfy the requirements for strict two phase locking for the above transactions?

S1 : lockS(A); 	        S2 : lockS(B);
     read (A);               read (B);
     lockS(B);               lockS(A);
     read (B);               read (A);
     if A = 0                if B ≠ 0
     then B ← B + 1;        then A ← A - 1;
     write (B);              write (A);
     commit;                 commit;
     unlock (A);             unlock (B);
     unlock (B);             unlock (A);

S1 : lockX(A);          S2 : lockX(B);
     read (A);               read (B);
     lockX(B);               lockX(A);
     read (B);               read (A);
     if A = 0                if B ≠ 0
     then B ← B + 1;        then A ← A - 1;
     write (B);              write (A);
     unlock (A);             unlock (A);
     commit;                 commit;
     unlock (B);             unlock (A);

S1 : lockS(A);           S2 : lockS(B);
     read (A);                read (B);
     lockX(B);                lockX(A);
     read (B);                read (A);
     if A = 0                 if B ≠ 0
     then B ← B + 1;         then A ← A - 1;
     write (B);               write (A);
     unlock (A);              unlock (B);
     commit;                  commit;
     unlock (B);              unlock (A);

S1 : lockS(A);           S2 : lockS(B);
     read (A);                read (B);
     lockX(B);                lockX(A);
     read (B);                read (A);
     if A = 0                 if B ≠ 0
    then B ← B + 1;        then A ← A - 1;
     write (B);               write (A);                                                                                                     
     unlock (A);              unlock (A);
     unlock (B);              unlock (B);
     commit;                  commit;

GATE CSE 2007

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

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Consider the following relation schemas :

b-Schema = (b-name, b-city, assets)
a-Schema = (a-num, b-name, bal)
d-Schema = (c-name, a-number)

Let branch, account and depositor be respectively instances of the above schemas. Assume that account and depositor relations are much bigger than the branch relation.

Consider the following query:
П_c-name (σ_{b-city = “Agra” ⋀ bal < 0} (branch $$ \Join $$ (account $$ \Join $$ depositor))

Which one of the following queries is the most efficient version of the above query ?

П_c-name (σ_{bal < 0} (σ_{b-city = “Agra”} branch $$ \Join $$ account) $$ \Join $$ depositor)

П_c-name (σ_{b-city = “Agra”}branch $$ \Join $$ (σ_{bal < 0} account $$ \Join $$ depositor))

П_c-name (σ_{b-city = “Agra”}branch $$ \Join $$ σ_{b-city = “Agra” ⋀ bal < 0} account) $$ \Join $$ depositor)

П_c-name (σ_{b-city = “Agra” ⋀ bal < 0} account $$ \Join $$ depositor))

GATE CSE 2007

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

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Consider a selection of the form σ_A ≤ 100(r), where r is a relation with 1000 tuples. Assume that the attribute values for A among the tuples are uniformly distributed in the interval [ 0, 500 ]. Which one of the following options is the best estimate of the number of tuples returned by the given selection query?

100

150

200

GATE CSE 2007

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

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Consider the relation employee(name, sex, supervisorName) with name as the key, supervisorName gives the name of the supervisor of the employee under consideration. What does the following Tuple Relational Calculus query produce?

$$\eqalign{ & \{ e.name\,|\,employee(e) \wedge \cr & (\forall x)[\neg employee(x) \vee \cr & x.\sup ervisorName \ne e.name\, \vee \cr & x.sex = 'male']\} \cr} $$

Names of employees with a male supervisor.

Names of employees with no immediate male subordinates.

Names of employees with no immediate female subordinates.

Names of employees with a female supervisor.

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