Multiple choice technology databases

FASTLOAD WORKS IN FIVE PHASES

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Teradata FastLoad actually operates in four phases, not five. The phases are: Setup (preliminary), Acquisition (data loading), Application (applying to tables), and End (cleanup). This makes the statement false.

AI explanation

Teradata's FastLoad utility loads large volumes of data into empty tables in two phases (Phase 1: acquisition — reading and distributing records to AMPs; Phase 2: application — sorting and inserting rows into the target table), not five. Since the statement claims FastLoad works in five phases, and the actual utility is documented and commonly taught as a two-phase process, the statement is False, matching the DB's marked-correct answer. This is fairly specific Teradata utility knowledge, so treat the exact phase count with the understanding that it's a memorized fact about FastLoad's documented architecture.

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