Give an example in which a transaction in a distributed database system does not commit atomically (one database manager it accessed commits, and another aborts) and leaves the database in an inconsistent state.
What will be an ideal response?
Transferring money between accounts at two different banks. The Withdraw at one bank commits, and the Deposit at the other bank aborts—too bad, you lost the money.
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