Teradata Database software resides on the platform and implements the relational database environment. The platform software includes the following functional modules.
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This module… |
Provides… |
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Database Window |
a tool that you can use to control the operation of Teradata Database. |
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Teradata Gateway |
communications support. The Gateway software validates messages from clients that generate sessions over the network and it controls encryption. |
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Parallel Data Extensions (PDE) |
a software interface layer that lies between the operating system and database. PDE enables the database to operate in a parallel environment. For more information about PDE, see “Parallel Database Extensions” on page 50. |
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Teradata Database management software |
the following modules: For more information about Teradata Database file system, see “Teradata Database File System” on page 51. |