The Operation of Capturing Data from Several Sources and Loading

question 41

Multiple Choice

The operation of capturing data from several sources and loading it to a data warehouse is called:

• A) extraction.
• B) loading.
• C) mining.
• D) storing.

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Definitions:

Magnetic Reversals

Occurrences where the Earth's magnetic field switches direction, swapping the magnetic north and south poles.

Numeric Ages

Refers to the actual number of years that have passed since a particular geological event or the formation of a rock.

Landslide

The sudden and rapid movement of a large amount of earth material, such as rock and soil, downslope due to gravity.

Unconformity

A surface of erosion or non-deposition that separates younger strata from older rocks, indicating a gap in the geologic record.