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SQLeasyAsked at Accenture, Cognizant, EPAM +1 more Explain the concept of ACID properties in the context of databases.
**ACID**: Atomicity (all or nothing), Consistency (valid state transitions), Isolation (concurrent transactions don't interfere), Durability (committed data persists). **Why it matters**: Without ACID, financial and operational data become inconsistent; retries and failures create duplicates or lost updates. **Scalability trade-off**: Strict isolation (e.g., Serializable) limits throughput; most OLTP systems use Read Committed or Repeatable Read....
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