If locks are not used to preserve their integrity, the updated records in a database might include only some of the data-and their contents would depend on the order in which each process finishes its execution.

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This statement is true. If locks are not used to ensure that processes access the database in the correct order, incomplete or inconsistent data can be returned. The specific data returned would depend on which process finished first and updated the database before the other processes had a chance to access it.

If Locks Are Not Used to Preserve Their Integrity, the Updated