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Do you really think that text-book question about ACID determines whether the applicant is a good DBA? I know something about databases but I couldn't remember
by kyberias 9y ago
Do you really think that text-book question about ACID determines whether the applicant is a good DBA? I know something about databases but I couldn't remember all the letters.
- lostcolony 9y agoHence the follow-up (which I'd ask regardless, as we work our way to more and more hands on stuff). It's okay if someone has never heard of the acronym before. And an answer of "Uh, I remember the C is consistency...and the D is durabilty. But otherwise no" is as good, to me, as remembering the entire thing; it shows you've run across it before, that you've at least read up or received some sort of training with DBs. I mean, look at this thread; would it be better to start with "Here are some example tables, please write the SQL that will return me (etc)" and turn it into a coding exercise? Because I honestly don't care that much about that from anyone espousing a senior level of knowledge.