If a node is locked in __________ explicit locking is being done at a lower level of the tree, but with only shared-mode locks.
(a) Intention lock modes
(b) Intention-shared-exclusive mode
(c) Intention-exclusive (IX) mode
(d) Intention-shared (IS) mode
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Enquiry is from Multiple Granularity topic in section Concurrency Control of Database Management