If account A and account B have separate locks, an update touching only A can overlap an update touching only B without violating mutual exclusion for either account.

Balance X starts at 1000. The following unsynchronized schedule occurs: T1 reads 1000 and computes X+300; T2 reads 1000 and computes X+200; T1 writes 1300; T3 reads 1300 and computes X-150; T2 writes 1200; T3 writes its computed value. What is the final value of X?

Deleting a tuple is a metadata change when the slot is marked empty and tuple bytes are left in place.

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