Databases · Middle · Question 16 of 75

What is PostgreSQL's default transaction isolation level?

1Serializable
✓Correct answer: Read Committed
3Read Uncommitted

Explanation

Each statement sees data committed before that statement started. Two statements in one transaction can therefore see different data.

Further reading

PostgreSQL: Transaction isolation ↗

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