Which of the following actions will NOT make data part of the create phase of the cloud data lifecycle? 

Answer options:

A. Modify data
B. Modify metadata
C. New data
D. Import data

B

Modifying the metadata does not change the actual data. Although this initial phase is called "create," it can also refer to modification. In essence, any time data is considered "new," it is in the create phase. This can come from data that is newly created, data that is imported into a system and is new to that system, or data that is already present and is modified into a new form or value.