At this point it is useful to discuss the classifi cation of transactions. These classifi cations have
been defi ned based on various criteria such as the lifetime of the transaction, organization of read
and write operations within the transaction and the structure of the transaction. Depending on
their lifetime or duration, transactions can be classifi ed into two broad categories: short-duration
transactions and long-duration transactions. A short-duration transaction (also called online
transaction) requires a very short execution/response time and accesses a relatively ...
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