Question

Why we use record locking in networks?

(a) to store records secure

(b) to prevent one user from reading a record that another user is writing

(c) to prevent multiple users from looking at a document simultaneously

(d) to prevent access to any record

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This question is from Multiplexing Definition in division Multiplexing & Sampling of Bandpass Signal of Analog Communications

Answer 1

The correct choice is (b) to prevent one user from reading a record that another user is writing

To elaborate: In networks, record locking is used to prevent the interference of one user in others work, it prevents the user from reading a record that another user is writing.