Which of the following best defines transaction persistence? A. Database transactions should be all or nothing to protect the integrity of the database. B. The database should be in a consistent state, and there should not be a risk of integrity problems. C. The database should be the same before and after a transaction has occurred. D. Databases should be available to multiple users at the same time without endangering the integrity of the data Solution B. Transaction persistence means that the state of the database security is the same after a transaction has occurred. In addition, there is no risk of integrity problems. Answer A is incorrect because it does not define transaction persistence. Answer C is wrong because transaction persistence does not state that the database should be the same before and after a transaction. Answer D is incorrect because even though databases should be available to multiple users at the same time without endangering the integrity of the data, that fact is not a definition of transaction persistence.