Consider the following schedule S of transactions T1, T2, T3, T4:
Which one of the following statements is CORRECT?
(A) S is conflict-serializable but not recoverable
(B) S is not conflict-serializable but is recoverable
(C) S is both conflict-serializable and recoverable
(D) S is neither conflict-serializable nor is it recoverable
Answer: (C)
Explanation: To check for conflict-serializable, we need to make a precedence graph, if the graph contains a cycle, then it’s not conflict serializable, else it is.
Here, for the precedence graph there will be only two directed edges, one from T2 -> T3 ( Read- Write Conflict), and another from T2 -> T1( Read- Write Conflict), hence no cycle, so the schedule is conflict serializable.
Now to check for Recoverable, we need to check for a dirty-read operation( Write by Transaction Ti, followed by Read by Transaction Tj but before Ti commits) between any pair of operations. If no dirty-read then recoverable schedule, if a dirty read is there then we need to check for commit operations.
Here no dirty read operation ( as T3 and T1 commits before T4 reads the Write(X) of T3 and T1 , and T2 commits before T4 reads the Write(Y) of T2 ). Therefore the schedule is recoverable.
Hence, Option C.
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