title: Difference between Avrodata file and Sequence file with respect to Apache sqoop
body: <p>In sqoop's perspective what is the difference between importing a relational table as a sequence file like-</p>
  
  <pre><code>sqoop import --connect connectionString \  
  --username userName  –P --table tableName \ 
  --as-sequencefile
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and importing it as a avrodata file like-</p>
  
  <pre><code>sqoop import --connect connectionString \  
  --username userName  –P --table tableName \ 
  --as-avrodatafile
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What is the actual difference between sequence file and avrodata file?</p>