"equal" Vs. "Like"

Hi,
Which is faster:

Select column_name1
  from table_name
where column_name2 like 'Y%'

or

Select column_name1
  from table_name
where column_name2 = 'Y'

knowing that column_name2 is VARCHAR2(1) and contains either 'Y' or 'N'

Thank you for your help,

Eddie. Received on Fri Sep 22 2000 - 17:10:52 CDT