SQL> SQL> SQL> create table big_table as select * from all_objects where 1=0; Table created. SQL> SQL> set autotrace on statistics; SQL> SQL> insert into big_table select * from all_objects where rownum < 50; SQL> insert /*+ APPEND */ into big_table select * from all_objects where rownum < 50; SQL> commit; Commit complete. SQL> alter table big_table nologging; Table altered. SQL> insert into big_table 2 select * from all_objects where rownum < 50; 49 rows created. SQL> insert /*+ APPEND */ into big_table 2 select * from all_objects where rownum < 50; 49 rows created. SQL> commit; Commit complete. SQL> SQL> drop table big_table; Table dropped. SQL> SQL>