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 51) What is the difference between CS and RR isolation levels?  
CS: Releases the lock on a page after use 
RR: Retains all locks acquired till end of transaction 
52) Where do you specify them ?  
ISOLATION LEVEL is a parameter for the bind process. 
53) When do you specify the isolation level? How?  
During the BIND process. ISOLATION ( CS/RR )... 
I use CS and update a page. Will the lock be released after I am done with 
that page?  
No. 
54) What are the various locking levels available?  
PAGE, TABLE, TABLESPACE 
55) How does DB2 determine what lock-size to use?  
1. Based on the lock-size given while creating the tablespace 
2. Programmer can direct the DB2 what lock-size to use 
3. If lock-size ANY is specified, DB2 usually chooses a lock-size of 
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