1.

Which is partition component

A.
gather
B.
replicate
C.
broadcast//
D.
trash
E.
leading record
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2. In memory is used in which component
A.
join//
B.
rollup//
C.
scan//
D.
replicate
E.
reformat
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3. When you want the output to be in sorted format which component you opt
for
A.
Merge//
B.
sort
C.
concat
D.
interleave
E.
gather
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4. Reformat has
A.
multiple transform and one dml
B.
multiple transform and multiple dml//
C.
one transform and one dml
D.
one transform and multiple dml
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5. Which is the system admin which is installed in unix or windows NT
A.
CO>OP//
B.
EME
C.
None of the above
D.
GDE
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6. Which component is used to call the ksh file
A.
run sql
B.
leading record
C.
run program//
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7. Inputs should be sorted for join component note without using in memory
A.
yes//
B.
no
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8. Is it possible to run a graph without EME
A.
YES//
B.
NO
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9. Flow buffer is automatically embedded in which version
A.
< 1.8 version
B.
>1.8 version//
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10. Is phasing and checkpoint inter related
A.
yes
B.
no//
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11. Embedding of xfr,dml,sql is
A.
good
B.
bad//
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12. Command for checkin
A.
air project import - basedir//
B.
air project export - basedir
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13.Max core is used in which component
A.
sort
B.
join
C.
rollup
D.
all the above//
E.
none of the above
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14. Which is not possible using redefine
A.
can change the value//
B.
can change the output
C.
can change the datatype
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15. Which is key based component
A.
Merge//
B.
Gather
C.
Concat
D.
Interleave
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16. Replicate supports which parallelism
A.
Data parallelism
B.
Component parallelism//
C.
ETL parallelism
D.
Pipeline parallelism
E.
All the above
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17. In which departition component round robin concept is used
A.
gather
B.
merge
C.
interleave//
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18. What happens when you give unsorted data for join component
A.
Graph run successfully
B.
Graph fails//
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19. What is the use of checkpoint
A.
re run the graph
B.
recovery//
C.
stop the graph
D.
abort the run
E.
none of the above
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20. Relation of sandbox and project
A.
1 sandbox, 1 project//
B.
1 sandbox, multiple project
C.
multiple sandbox, 1 project//
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21. Which component is used to avoid duplicate records
A.
Rollup
B.
dedup//
C.
Join
D.
redefine
E.
replicate
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22. Which is the advanced version of Aggregate component
A.
replicate
B.
normalize
C.
rollup//
D.
filter by expression
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23. What is the count value of redefine
A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
4
E.
not mentioned//
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24. Which component gives cumulative output
A.
rollup
B.
normalize
C.
scan//
D.
trash
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25. Which compoment is advanced version of Aggregate
A.
Scan
B.
Rollup//
C.
Normalise
D.
redefine
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26. What are 2 main keys used in sort with in group
A.
major//
B.
minor//
C.
used
D.
un used
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27. When the graph is executed what happens
A.
dml
B.
xfr
C.
deployed script is generated//
D.
run
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28. Command for check out
A.
air project import - basedir
B.
air project export - basedir//
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29. Command to generate dml
A.
m_dm .dml
B.
m_dump .dml
C.
m_db .dml
D.
m_db gendml//
E.
none of the above
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30. Types of Layout
A.
$AI_SERIAL
B.
$AI_MFS
C.
A & B//
D.
None of the above
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31. Compare record component is used
A.
compare the table
B.
compare the records in one file
C.
compare 2 input files//
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32. Broadcast component support which parallelism
A.
Data parallelism//
B.
Component parallelism//
C.
Pipeline parallelism
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33. Is it possible to run a graph with out co>op
A.
yes
B.
no//
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34. Driving port in join is for which table
A.
smaller table
B.
Large table//
C.
both
D.
none of the above
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35. Maximum how many components can be included in Phasing
A.
5
B.
10
C.
15
D.
20//
E.
25
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36. Which is used for version control
A.
GDE
B.
CO>OP
C.
EME//
D.
None of the above
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37. Can private project share the objects with other projects
A.
yes
B.
no//
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38. Mx how many count values can be used in join component
A.
10
B.
20//
C.
30
D.
40
E.
50
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39. Which belongs to multistage component
A.
redefine
B.
rollup
C.
trash
D.
multiple read//
E.
gather
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40. Vector field is used in which component
A.
Rollup
B.
join
C.
normalize//
D.
scan
E.
reformat
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41. When you use priority in join
A.
inner join
B.
full outer join//
C.
both
D.
non of the above
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42. What are the ways of MFS
A.
2
B.
3
C.
4
D.
8
E.
All the above//
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43. With which component you will fetch the first 100 records alone
A.
redefine
B.
gather
C.
leading record//
D.
generate record
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44. Use of abinitiorc file
A.
stores the co>op
B.
stores the abinitio env settings//
C.
stores the graphs
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45. Which component follows ordered data
A.
concat//
B.
merge
C.
gather
D.
interleave//
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46. How many inputs and how many output in join as default
A.
1 input 1 output
B.
2 input 1 output//
C.
2 input 2 output
D.
None of the above
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47. Ways to execute the graph
A.
GDE
B.
Unix
C.
GDE/Unix//
D.
none of the above
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48. Which component is used to read the serial type of file
A.
multiple file
B.
adhoc multiple file//
C.
look up file
D.
intermediate file
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49. Which belongs to de partition components
A.
gather//
B.
partition by key
C.
concatenate//
D.
broadcast
E.
none of the above
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50. Generate record component need dml to specified
A.
yes//
B.
no
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Which of the following components need a sorted input?
A. Merge (Missed)// B. Interleave
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Which component is more powerful and easier to use than the aggregate component?
A. Rollup// B. Join C. Sort within groups D. None of the above
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Why a gather component is used?
A. To reduce data parallelism B. To reduce component parallelism C.
To reduce both data parallelism and component parallelism// D. None of the abov
e
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What is the maximum number of input ports a join components can have?
A. only one B. 2 C. 4 D. 20//
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For which component connecting the ports is not mandatory?
A. Run SQL// B. Intermediate file C. Output file D. Broadcast
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Which one of the following is a miscellaneous component?
A. Broadcast B. Merge C. Trash// (Missed) D. Denormalize
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Which of the following is incorrect?
A. Gzip reduces the volume of data in flow
B. Compress reduces the volume of data in flow in UNIX platform
C. Gunzip reduces the volume of data in flow (Missed)// D. Gunzip reveses the ef
fect of compress.
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What is true about a multifile?
A. It is a file which is divided into so many partitions and stored in the same
disk
B. A multifile contains one multifile and only 2 data partitions
C. A multifile contains one multifile and one or many data partitions(Missed)//
D. Roundrobin partitioning is not used to partition data in multifle
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Explain maxcore parameter?
A. Amount of main memory allocated to a component
B. Amount of main memory allocated to an instruction
C. Amount of main memory allocated to store a data permanently(Missed)//
D. Amount of main memory allocated to store and manipulate data permanently
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The component stops the execution of the graph if the number of reject events ex
ceeds
the result of the formula:
A. limit + (ramp * number_of_records_processed_so_far)//
B. limit * (ramp + number_of_records_processed_so_far) C. limit + ramp D. limit
* ramp
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What a find splitter component does?
A. Splits the data in to ranges(Missed)//
B. Splits a flow in to different flows C. Both the above D. None of the above
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What all components require sorted input?
A. Rollup B. Join C. Dedup sorted D. All of the above(Missed)//
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Component used to create surrogate keys?
A.
Assign Key Component//
B.
Fuse
C.
Run Program
D.
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Using which component we can specify the rate of data movement from input to out
put?
A. Throttle// B. Fuse C. Scan D. Sample
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Denormalize sorted
A. Requires grouped input
B. Consolidates groups of related data records into a single output record
C. Generates a vector field for each group and optionally computes the summary
field in the
output record
D. All of the above//
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Component that is used to reduce the volume of data flow due to narrow band widt
h or
lack of enough disk space to store data?
A. Compress B. Compress,Gzip(Missed)// C. Compress,Gzip,Gunzip D. None of the ab
ove
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Which component among the following is the most efficient?
A. Concatenate B. Interleave C. Gather// D. Merge
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The component sorts records according to a key specifier, and then finds the ran
ges of key values
that divide the total number of input records into number of partitions?
A. Checkpointed sort B. Find splitters (Missed)// C. Sample D. None of these
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What is component parallelism?
A. A graph with multiple processes running simultaneously on separate data uses
component parallelism.//
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Which component saves the status information among the following components?
A. Phases B. Check points (Missed)// C. Phase breaks D. Commit
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Which of the following has got a deselect port?
A. Filter// B. Join C. Sort D. Reformat
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Question Excerpt
1. Select the list of departition components from the below
A.
Gather//
B.
Merge//
C.
Filter by Expression
D.
Roun Robin
E.
Intereave//
F.
Concatenate//
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2. Is it possible to increase the count vaue of reformat ?
A.
True//
B.
False
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3. In memory sort is present in DeDup component
A.
True
B.
False//
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4. Use of Generate component
A.
To collect the junk data
B.
act as an inter mediate file
C.
Generate random records//
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5. Which is the key based component from the below
A.
Concat
B.
Merge//
C.
interleave//
D.
Gather
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6. Adhoc Multifile is parallel file, but not stored in a multiple directory
A.
True//
B.
False
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7. Usage of intermediate file do not increase the phase
A.
True
B.
False//
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8. Which command is use to generate dml
A.
m_db generate dml
B.
m_db gendml//
C.
m_db gen
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9. 2 important keys used in sort within group
A.
Major key
B.
Minor Key
C.
Both//
D.
None of the above
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10. Is it possible to extract data from 2 different source or database using
AB INITIO graphs
A.
True//
B.
False
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11. Which is the command used in GDE to run unix commands - F8
12. Which departition component is best way to use, when the data is not in
a sorted order
A.
Concat
B.
Merge
C.
Gather//
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13. When does the data format error occurs
A.
When the input file is not given properly
B.
when the layout is not specified properly
C.
When the dml and data is not matching//
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14. When we use force_error, the parameter reject_threshold should be never
abort
A.
True//
B.
False
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15. Parameters involved in Run sql component
A.
Num_error//
B.
SQLFile//
C.
DB Config File//
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16. Which component is used to delete the data in table
A.
Delete table component
B.
Truncate table component//
C.
Run table component
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17. Which is true about redefine
A.
Change the value
B.
Change the field name//
C.
Change the data type//
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18. Scenario : input file -> reformat -> output file1. 10 records in my in
put file2. In reformat , select i give the code next_in_sequence()==2What ll b
e the output this graph or how many records will be received in the output file
A.
1//
B.
2
C.
10
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19. Which is the correct in the below for MFS
A.
((next_in =sequence()-1)*number_ofpartition()+this_partition())
B.
((next_in =sequence()-1)*number_ofpartition()+this_partition())+1//
C.
((next_in =sequence()-1)+number_ofpartition()+this_partition())+1
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20. Which is correct syntax to create MFS file
A.
m_mkfs//
B.
m_db_mkfs
C.
m_mfs
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21. Whats the manual command used to clean up the activity, before re-execut
ing the graph
A.
rm rec_file
B.
m_rm rec_file
C.
m_rollback -d rec_file//
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22. In conditional component, value 1 will pass the records,
value 0 will disable the component or the subgraph
A.
True//
B.
False
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23. Which parameter will help us to find the status of the exectued graph
A.
$AB_GRAPH
B.
$mp_graph
C.
$mpjret//
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24. By doing what the output file is changed into a lookup file
A.
using intermediate file
B.
click add to catlog in output file component//
C.
using adhoc multifile
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25. Which component is used to run the shell script
A.
Run SQL
B.
Run Program//
C.
join with DB
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26. To take the data from 1st to specific record which component form the be
low i should use
A.
Join with DB
B.
Leading records//
C.
Trash
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27. Which component from the below is used to capture the log information an
d used for
analysis purpose
A.
Intermediate file
B.
Look file
C.
Gather Log//
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28. Replicate is a component which do not gather all the data records into o
ne single flow.
A.
True
B.
False//
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29. Which component break pipeline parallelism
A.
Intermediate file
B.
Look up file
C.
Sort
D.
All the above//
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30. Which component in the below behaves like a where clause component
A.
Replicate
B.
Gather
C.
Filter by Expression//
D.
redefine
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31. Which component from the below do not have any parameter
A.
Replicate
B.
Redefine
C.
Trash
D.
All the above//
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32. Select the list of partition component from the below list
A.
Partition by Key
B.
Partition by load balance
C.
Partition by expression
D.
All the above//
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33. By default what is the count of reformat and multireformat
A.
reformat count 1, multireformat 2//
B.
reformat count 1, multireformat 1
C.
reformat count 2, multireformat 1
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34. Co>Op is optional in AB INITIO
A.
True
B.
False//
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35. EME is optional in AB INITIO
A.
True//
B.
False
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36. Its not possible to run an AB INITIO graph without GDE
A.
True
B.
False//
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37. Is it possible to do a check in / check out using GDE ?
A.
True//
B.
False
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38. Unix command to do check in
A.
air project import -basedir//
B.
air project export -basedir
C.
air project -basedir
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39. Which component from the below give the accumulated output
A.
Partition by expression
B.
Filter by expression
C.
Scan//
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40. Which command is used to remove the leading and trailing space
A.
string_trunc()
B.
string_lrtrim()//
C.
string_del()
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41. What is the output of this expressiondecimal_strip("+ 26 abc ")
A.
+26abc
B.
+26abc
C.
+26//
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42. Whats the output of this excpression is_define(NULL)
A.
1
B.
0//
C.
NULL
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43. Whats is the output of this expression is_null(NULL)
A.
1//
B.
0
C.
" "
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44. Join types in AB INITIO
A.
Inner,full outer, explicit//
B.
Semi join, left outer, right outer
C.
inner, left outer, right outer
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45. While doing a join, key form one flow is id and from other flow is emp_i
d.Using which from
the below i can use this 2 keys to join
A.
driving port
B.
overriding//
C.
dedup
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46. How to touch a multifile
A.
touch filename
B.
m_touch filename//
C.
both
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47. What happens when the data for join is not in sorted order
A.
Graph fails//
B.
Graph executed
C.
get struck
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48. What happens when data for merge is not in a sorted order
A.
Grpah fails
B.
Graph does not fail, not correct output//
C.
none of the above
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49. Trash component cannot store any output data
A.
True//
B.
False
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50. What are the types of parallelism in AB INITIO
A.
Data,component,pipeline//
B.
component, process,data
C.
pipeline,connection,data
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