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Any conflict serializable schedule is also ____, but not vice versa?

1) view serializable
2) recoverable
3) cascadeless
4) strict

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Final answer:

Any conflict serializable schedule is also view serializable, as conflict serializability implies a stricter ordering of transactions to avoid conflicts, which inherently satisfies the conditions for view serializability. However, view serializable schedules may not always be conflict serializable since they only require the final outcome to match a serial execution. Therefore, while all conflict serializable schedules are view serializable, the converse is not true.

Step-by-step explanation:

Any conflict serializable schedule is also view serializable, but not vice versa. Conflict serializability is a stricter form of serializability because it involves transactions being in conflict if they access the same object and at least one of the transactions modifies the object. For a schedule to be conflict serializable, all conflicting operations must be ordered in a way that it is equivalent to some serial order of transactions.

View serializability, on the other hand, only requires that the final outcome (the view of the data) is equivalent to some serial order of transactions, without needing to order conflicts specifically. This means that all conflict serializable schedules are view serializable because they ensure a proper order of conflicting actions that leads to a consistent outcome. However, view serializable schedules might have transactions that conflict without having those conflicts ordered, which could make them not conflict serializable.