Multiple choice datastage division

In Datastage 8.5, If division operation has to be performed in Transformer stage, What will be the output if Numerator is 1 and denominator is 0 ?

  1. Zero

  2. Infinity

  3. Null

  4. Job aborts
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In DataStage 8.5 Transformer stage, division by zero (1/0) returns Zero rather than aborting the job or returning infinity/null. This is a specific behavior in DataStage - many systems would throw an error or return NULL for division by zero, but DataStage handles it gracefully by returning zero. This behavior was changed in later versions.

AI explanation

To answer this question, we need to understand how division by zero is handled in DataStage 8.5.

In DataStage 8.5, if division operation has to be performed in the Transformer stage, and the numerator is 1 while the denominator is 0, the output will be zero.

The correct answer is A) Zero.

This is because in DataStage 8.5, dividing any number by zero results in zero. It does not throw an error or abort the job.

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