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How does PostgreSQL handle concurrency?
Tests whether you know PostgreSQL uses MVCC -- readers see a consistent snapshot via row versions rather than blocking on writers -- and can explain how that avoids read locks at the cost of needing VACUUM to reclaim dead tuples.
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