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Which of the following scenarios may lead to an irrecoverable error in a database system?

  1. A transaction writes a data item after it is read by an uncommitted transaction
  2. A transaction reads a data item after it is read by an uncommitted transaction
  3. A transaction reads a data item after it is written by a committed transaction
  4. A transaction reads a data item after it is written by an uncommitted transaction

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A transaction is reading a data item after it is written by an uncommitted transaction, the schedule will be irrecoverable.

This is irrecoverable Schedule because T2 reads a updated value before the commit operation of T1.

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