Can you explain the ACID properties of a transaction?

The ACID properties are critical to ensuring the reliability of transactions in a database:

• Atomicity: All operations within a transaction are executed completely or not at all.
• Consistency: A transaction takes the database from one valid state to another,

ensuring that all rules (constraints, triggers, etc.) are respected.

• Isolation: Transactions are isolated from one another, meaning intermediate steps of

a transaction are invisible to others until the transaction is committed.

• Durability: Once a transaction is committed, the changes are permanent, even in the

case of a system crash.