Lost-Update Problem

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Description

The lost-update problem occurs when two or more transactions select same the same record at same time, then update it based on values first received. Each transaction is independent and the last update overwrites updates previously made by others

Concept Prerequisite

Wikipedia Reference

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrency control

Learning Material

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