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Explain SQL Server Transaction Isolation Levels with practical use-cases.

Mid MS SQL
Quick Answer Read Uncommitted: sees dirty (uncommitted) data รขโ‚ฌโ€ fastest but risky. Read Committed: default, only reads committed data but allows non-repeatable reads. Repeatable Read: locks read rows, prevents changes. Serializable: full isolation, range locks prevent phantom reads. Snapshot: uses row versions instead of locks รขโ‚ฌโ€ concurrent and clean.

Answer

Isolation levels include:

READ UNCOMMITTED: Allows dirty reads; used in analytics.

READ COMMITTED: Default; prevents dirty reads.

RCSI: Uses version store; avoids blocking.

REPEATABLE READ: Prevents non-repeatable reads.

SERIALIZABLE: Highest isolation; heavy locking.

SNAPSHOT: Uses row versioning; avoids shared locks.

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