SnowPRo Certification part -4

Question 1:
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In which layer does Snowflake perform query execution?

Cloud Services

Database Storage

Query Processing

(Correct)

None of these

Explanation
Query execution is performed in the processing layer. Snowflake processes queries using “virtual
warehouses.”
Question 2:
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Snowflake supports SQL UDFs that return a set of rows. Which keyword in CREATE
FUNCTION statement does need to be specified to enable UDF (i.e., UDTF) to return a set
of rows?

TABLE

(Correct)

MULTIPLE

ROWS

SCALAR

Explanation
TABLE keyword after RETURNS needs to be specified to create a UDTF (user-defined table
function). Example :

create function t()

returns table(msg varchar)

as

$$
select 'Hello'

union

select 'World'

$$;

Note: UDF returns a singular scalar value or if defined as a TABLE function, a set of rows. If
you see UDTF in the exam, that simply means UDF that returns a set of rows.

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What is the maximum data retention period for transient databases, schemas, and tables
for Snowflake Enterprise Edition (and higher)?

90 days

30 days

1 day

(Correct)


 0 days

Explanation
For Snowflake Enterprise Edition (and higher):
 For transient databases, schemas, and tables, the retention period can be set to 0 (or
unset back to the default of 1 day). The same is also true for temporary tables.
 For permanent databases, schemas, and tables, the retention period can be set to any
value from 0 up to 90 days.
Question 4:
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How can you view the data storage across your entire Snowflake account? (Select 2)

Using Snowsight: Select Admin > Usage > Storage

(Correct)

Using Classic Web Interface: Click on Account > Resource Monitors > Average
Storage Used

Using Classic Web Interface: Click on Account > Billing & Usage > Average Storage
Used

(Correct)


 Using Snowsight: Select Data > Usage > Storage

Explanation
Suppose you have been assigned the ACCOUNTADMIN role (i.e., you serve as the top-level
administrator for your Snowflake account). In that case, you can use Snowsight or the classic
web interface to view data storage across your entire account:
 Using Snowsight: Select Admin > Usage > Storage,
 Using Classic Web Interface: Click on Account > Billing & Usage > Average Storage
Used
Question 5:
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How much uncompressed data does a micro-partition contain in Snowflake?

Between 5 MB to 50 MB

Between 1 MB to 100 MB

Between 1 GB to 10 GB

Between 50 MB to 500 MB

(Correct)

Explanation
Each micro-partition contains between 50 MB and 500 MB of uncompressed data (Note that the
actual size in Snowflake is smaller because data is always stored compressed.). Groups of rows
in tables are mapped into individual micro-partitions, organized in a columnar fashion. This size
between 50 MB and 500 MB, and the structure allows for extremely granular pruning of very
large tables, which can be comprised of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of micro-
partitions. It enables extremely efficient DML and fine-grained pruning for faster queries.
Question 6:
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Snowflake automatically and transparently maintains materialized views. (True/False)

FALSE

TRUE

(Correct)

Explanation
Snowflake automatically and transparently maintains materialized views. A background
service updates the materialized view after changes to the base table. This is more efficient and
less error-prone than manually maintaining the equivalent of a materialized view at the
application level.
Question 7:
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Direct data sharing can only be done with accounts in the same region and the same cloud
provider. (TRUE/FALSE)

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 TRUE

(Correct)

FALSE

Explanation
Direct data sharing can only be done with accounts in the same region and the same cloud
provider. Suppose you want to share with someone outside of your region. In that case, you
replicate that database into the region you want to share with and share from there.
Question 8:
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Which of the following is the correct hierarchy for the Snowflake objects?

ACCOUNT > ORGANIZATION > ROLE > USER > DATABASE > SCHEMA >
TABLE

ORGANIZATION > ACCOUNT > DATABASE > SCHEMA > TABLE > STAGE

ORGANIZATION > ACCOUNT > ROLE > USER > DATABASE > SCHEMA >
STAGE > TABLE


 ORGANIZATION > ACCOUNT > DATABASE > SCHEMA > TABLE

(Correct)

Explanation
The topmost container is the customer organization. Securable objects such as tables,
views, functions, and stages are contained in a schema object, which are in turn contained
in a database. All databases for your Snowflake account are contained in the account object.
USER, ROLE, DATABASE, WAREHOUSE are at same level and contained in a Snowflake
Account Object.
Question 9:
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Which of these columns gets appended on creating a stream on a table? (Select 3)

METADATA$ISUPDATE

(Correct)

METADATA$ROW_ID

(Correct)

METADATA$ISINSERT

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 METADATA$ISDELETE

METADATA$ACTION

(Correct)

Explanation
Adding a stream to a table appends three metadata columns: METADATA$ACTION,
METADATA$ISUPDATE, METADATA$ROW_ID. These columns track the CDC records
and their type: appends, deletes, or both (updates = inserts + deletes).

METADATA$ACTION - Indicates the DML operation (INSERT, DELETE) recorded.

METADATA$ISUPDATE - Indicates whether the operation was part of an UPDATE

statement.

METADATA$ROW_ID - Specifies the unique and immutable ID for the row, which can be
used to track changes to specific rows over time.

Question 10:
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SQL clause that helps define the clustering key:

CLUSTER BY

(Correct)


 CLUSTERING BY

CLUSTER ON

CLUSERTING ON

Explanation
Example - create or replace table t1 (c1 date, c2 string, c3 number) cluster by (c1, c2);
Question 11:
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The snowflake data warehouse is not built on an existing database or “big data” software
platform like Hadoop.(True/False)

FALSE

TRUE

(Correct)

Explanation
Snowflake is a 100% cloud-native data platform.
Question 12:
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Which primary tool loads data to Snowflake from a local file system?
 

Snowflake UI

External Stage

SnowSQL

(Correct)

ETL tools

Explanation
SnowSQL is the primary tool to load data to Snowflake from a local file system. You can
run it in either interactive shell or batch mode.

Note: Don't get confused between SnowSQL and SnowCD. SnowCD (i.e. Snowflake
Connectivity Diagnostic Tool) helps users to diagnose and troubleshoot their network
connection to Snowflake.

Question 13:
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Which command can be used to suspend Automatic Clustering for a table?
 

STOP TABLE

ALTER TABLE

(Correct)

DROP CLUSTERING

SUSPEND RECLUSTER

Explanation
Example - ALTER TABLE EMPLOYEE SUSPEND RECLUSTER; please note, SUSPEND
RECLUSTER is a clause here, not a command.
Question 14:
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In what situations should you consider User-Managed Tasks over Serverless Tasks? (Select
2)

Consider when adherence to the schedule interval is highly important.

 

Consider when you can fully utilize a single warehouse by scheduling multiple
concurrent tasks to take advantage of available compute resources.

(Correct)

Consider when adherence to the schedule interval is less important.

(Correct)

Consider when you cannot fully utilize a warehouse because too few tasks run
concurrently or they run to completion quickly (in less than 1 minute).

Explanation
User-managed Tasks is recommended when you can fully utilize a single warehouse by
scheduling multiple concurrent tasks to take advantage of available compute resources.
Also, recommended when adherence to the schedule interval is less critical. Serverless Tasks
is recommended when you cannot fully utilize a warehouse because too few tasks run
concurrently or they run to completion quickly (in less than 1 minute). Also, recommended when
adherence to the schedule interval is critical.
Question 15:
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Which is the default timestamp in Snowflake?

TIMESTAMP_LTZ
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TIMESTAMP_NTZ

(Correct)

None of these

TIMESTAMP_TZ

Explanation
TIMESTAMP_NTZ is the default timestamp type if you just define a column as a
timestamp. Hint to remember : NTZ represents NO TIME ZONES.
Question 16:
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If a warehouse runs for 61 seconds, shuts down, and then restarts and runs for less than 60
seconds, for how much duration will the billing be charged?

120 seconds

121 seconds

(Correct)
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60 seconds

180 seconds

61 seconds

Explanation
It will be billed for 121 seconds (60 + 1 + 60).
Question 17:
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Which of these are not supported by the Search Optimization Service? (Select all that
apply)

External Tables

(Correct)

Casts on table columns

(Correct)
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Column Concatenation

(Correct)

Analytical Expressions

(Correct)

Materialized Views

(Correct)

Columns defined with COLLATE clause

(Correct)

Explanation
None of these are currently supported by the Search Optimization Service. Additionally,
Tables and views protected by row access policies cannot be used with the Search Optimization
Search.

The search optimization service can improve the performance of queries that use:
  Equality predicates (for example, <column_name> = <constant>).
 Predicates that use IN
Question 18:
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Which privileges are provided with a share by the provider? (Select 2)

Grant access(MODIFY) to the specific tables in the database

Grant access(OPERATE) to the database and the schema containing the tables to
share

Grant access(USAGE) to the database and the schema containing the tables to share

(Correct)

Grant access(USAGE) to the specific tables in the database

Grant access(SELECT) to the specific tables in the database

(Correct)

Explanation
Shares are named Snowflake objects that encapsulate all of the information required to share a
database. Each share consists of:
 The privileges that grant access to the database(s) and the schema containing the objects
to share.
 The privileges that grant access to the specific objects in the database.
 The consumer accounts with which the database and its objects are shared.

Example:

CREATE SHARE "SHARED_DATA" COMMENT='';

GRANT USAGE ON DATABASE "DEMO_DB" TO SHARE "SHARED_DATA";

GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA "DEMO_DB"."TWITTER_DATA" TO SHARE

"SHARED_DATA";

GRANT SELECT ON VIEW "DEMO_DB"."TWITTER_DATA"."FOLLOWERS" TO SHARE

"SHARED_DATA";

Question 19:
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Snowflake data providers can share data from one database per share. Data from multiple
databases can not be shared with a share. (True/False)

TRUE

FALSE

(Correct)
Explanation
Snowflake data providers can share data that resides in different databases by using secure
views. A secure view can reference objects such as schemas, tables, and other views from one or
more databases, as long as these databases belong to the same account.
Question 20:
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You have a table with a 30-day retention period. If you increase the retention period to 40 days,
how would it affect the data that would have been removed after 30 days?

The data will now retain an additional 10 days before moving into Fail-safe

(Correct)

The data will still be moved to Fail-safe at the end of the 30-day retention period

Explanation
Increasing Retention causes the data currently in Time Travel to be retained for a more extended
time. For example, suppose you have a table with a 30-day retention period and increase the
period to 40 days. In that case, data that would have been removed after 30 days is now
retained for an additional 10 days before moving into Fail-safe.

Note that this does not apply to any data that is older than 30 days and has already moved into
Fail-safe.

Question 21:
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Snowflake architecture is


 None of these

Hybrid of Shared-disk and Shared-nothing database architectures

(Correct)

Shared-nothing architecture

Shared-disk architecture

Explanation
Snowflake’s architecture is a hybrid of traditional shared-disk and shared-nothing database
architectures. Like shared-disk architectures, Snowflake uses a central data repository for
persisted data accessible from all compute nodes in the platform. But similar to shared-nothing
architectures, Snowflake processes queries using MPP (massively parallel processing) compute
clusters where each node in the cluster stores a portion of the entire data set locally. This
approach offers the data management simplicity of a shared-disk architecture but with the
performance and scale-out benefits of a shared-nothing architecture. It is also termed as Multi-
Cluster Shared Data Architecture.
Question 22:
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What sized tables will experience the most benefit from clustering?

Tables with sizes between the range of 1 GB to 10 GB compressed

 

Tables with sizes between the range of 100 MB to 1 GB compressed

Tables in the multi-terabyte (TB) range

(Correct)

All sizes of tables

Explanation
Generally, tables in the multi-terabyte (TB) range will experience the most benefit from
clustering, mainly if DML is performed regularly/continually on these tables.
Question 23:
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If we make any changes to the original table, then

The changes do not reflect in the cloned table

(Correct)

The changes get immediately reflected in the cloned table

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The cloned table data get refreshed with the entire new data of the source table

Explanation
Zero-copy cloning allows us to make a snapshot of any table, schema, or database without
actually copying data. A clone is writable and is independent of its source (i.e., changes made
to the source or clone are not reflected in the other object). A new clone of a table points to
the original table's micro partitions, using no data storage. If we make any changes in the cloned
table, then only its changed micro partitions are written to storage.
Question 24:
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How long does Snowflake keep Snowpipe's load history?

64 days

1 day

14 days

(Correct)

31 days
 

30 days

Explanation
Snowflake keeps the Snowpipe's load history for 14 days.

[Note / Important for exam]: If you recreate the PIPE then the load history will reset to
empty.

Question 25:
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Which of these types of VIEW does Snowflake support? (Select 3)

STANDARD VIEW

(Correct)

TEMPORARY VIEW

EXTERNAL VIEW


 PERMANENT VIEW

SECURE VIEW

(Correct)

MATERIALIZED VIEW

(Correct)

Explanation
Snowflake supports three types of views.

Standard View, Secure View, and Materialized View.

 Standard View: It is a default view type. Its underlying DDL is available to any role
with access to the view. When you create a standard view, Snowflake saves a definition
of the view. Snowflake does not run the query. When someone accesses the view, that is
when the query is run. The standard view will always execute as the owning role.

 Secure View: The secure view is exactly like a standard view, except users cannot see
how that view was defined. Sometimes a secure view will run a little slower than a
standard view to protect the information in a secure view. Snowflake may bypass some of
the optimizations.
  Materialized View: A materialized view is more like a table. Unlike a standard or secure
view, Snowflake runs the query right away when you create a materialized view. It takes
the results set and stores that result set as a table in Snowflake. Because Snowflake is
storing that materialized view as a table, creating micro partitions. Snowflake is creating
metadata about those micro partitions. So when you query a materialized view, if you put
a filter on the view, you get the same benefit of micro partition pruning that you would
get from a table. With Snowflake, the materialized view is automatically refreshed every
time there is a transaction against the base table. So it is always going to be in sync. If
you want, you can also create a secure materialized view, which again will hide the logic
from the user. A note about materialized views, because Snowflake is auto-refreshing
them in the background, they use some credits, so there is a little bit of a cost there.
Moreover, there is some storage, and Snowflake stores the result set as a table in
Snowflake. So materialized views use more storage and compute than standard or secure
views.
Question 26:
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Which of these are applicable for Snowflake Connector for Kafka? (Select all that apply)

Kafka topics can be mapped to existing Snowflake tables in the Kafka configuration

(Correct)

If the topics are not mapped, then the Kafka connector creates a new table for each
topic using the topic name

(Correct)
 

The Kafka connector subscribes to one or more Kafka topics

(Correct)

Kafka connector required a pre-configured Snowflake table to map the topics with
that Snowflake table

Reads data from one or more Kafka topics and loads the data into a Snowflake table

(Correct)

Explanation
Kafka topics can be mapped to existing Snowflake tables in the Kafka configuration. If the
topics are not mapped, then the Kafka connector creates a new table for each topic using
the topic name. The Kafka connector subscribes to one or more Kafka topics based on the
configuration information provided via the Kafka configuration file or command line (Or the
Confluent Control Center; Confluent only).
Question 27:
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Which Snowsight interface does help in setting up Multi-factor authentication (MFA)?

User Menu Interface

(Correct)
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Account Selector Interface

Left Nav interface

You can not setup Multi-factor authentication (MFA) using Snowsight interface

Admin Interface

Explanation
There are three interfaces in Snowsight. Left Nav, User Menu, and Account Selector.
 Left Navigation consists of Worksheets, Dashboards, Data, Marketplace, Activity,
Admin, Help & Support.
 User Menu lets you Switch Role, Profile including multi-factor authentication (MFA) ,
Partner Connect, Documentation, Support and Sign Out.
 The account selector, located at the bottom of the left nav, lets you sign in to other
Snowflake accounts.
Question 28:
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While choosing the clustering key, what should we consider? (Select 3)

Ordering the columns from highest cardinality to lowest cardinality

 

Columns which are more often used in join conditions

(Correct)

Columns which are more less used in join conditions

Columns which are less often used in where clause

Ordering the columns from lowest cardinality to highest cardinality

(Correct)

Columns which are more often used in where clause

(Correct)

Explanation
Best Practices for choosing clustering key: 1. Columns which are more often used in where
clause 2. Columns that are more often used in join conditions 3. Order you specify the clustering
key is important. As a general rule, Snowflake recommends ordering the lowest to highest
cardinality columns.
 Question 29:
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Which view in the Account Usage Schema can be used to query the replication history for a
specified database?

DATA_TRANSFER_HISTORY

DATABASE_REFRESH_HISTORY

REPLICATION_USAGE_HISTORY

(Correct)

REPLICATION_GROUP_REFRESH_HISTORY

Explanation
This REPLICATION_USAGE_HISTORY view in the Account Usage Schema can be used to
query the replication history for a specified database. The returned results include the database
name, credits consumed, and bytes transferred for replication. Usage data is retained for 365
days (1 year).
Question 30:
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Which of the following are file staging commands? (Select all that apply)


LIST

(Correct)

PUT

(Correct)

UNDROP

COPY INTO <table>

GET

(Correct)

REMOVE

(Correct)
Explanation

File Staging Commands – PUT (to a stage), GET (from a stage), LIST and REMOVE. These
commands are specific for working with stages.

Question 31:
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Which of these are Snowflake Cloud Partner Categories? (Select 3)

Machine Learning & Data Science

(Correct)

Native Programmatic Interfaces

(Correct)

Application Integration

Data Integration

(Correct)

Explanation
Snowflake has the following Cloud Partner Categories:
 Data Integration
 Business Intelligence (BI)
 Machine Learning & Data Science
 Security Governance & Observability
 SQL Development & Management
 Native Programmatic Interfaces.
Question 32:
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Which of these Snowflake Connectors are available? (Select all that apply)

Snowflake Connector for ODBC

Snowflake Connector for JDBC

Snowflake Connector for Kafka

(Correct)

Snowflake Connector for Spark

(Correct)
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Snowflake Connector of Python

(Correct)

Explanation
ODBC and JDBC are drivers. Connectors available for Snowflake are Python, Kafka, and
Spark. Snowflake also provides several drivers like ODBC, JDBC, Node.js, Go,.Net, and PHP
PDO. The Snowflake SQL API is a REST API that you can use to access and update data in a
Snowflake database.
Question 33:
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Which of these objects do not clone? (Select 2)

Internal (Snowflake) stages

(Correct)

External Table

(Correct)

Schemas
 

Databases

Explanation
Databases and Schemas can be cloned. External Table and Internal (Snowflake) stages do not
get cloned.
Question 34:
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Snowflake stores data into its

internal optimized, compressed, row format

internal optimized, uncompressed, columnar format

internal optimized, compressed, columnar format

(Correct)

internal optimized, uncompressed, row format

Explanation
When data is loaded into Snowflake, Snowflake reorganizes that data into its internal optimized,
compressed columnar format. Snowflake stores this optimized data in cloud storage.
Question 35:
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Which of these Snowflake tasks can be performed by Time Travel? (Select 3)

Restore tables, schemas, and databases that have been dropped.

(Correct)

Share the restored data objects over a specified period of time

Create clones of entire tables, schemas, and databases at or before specific points in
the past

(Correct)

Query data in the past that has since been updated or deleted

(Correct)

Explanation
Using Time Travel, you can perform the following actions within a defined period:
 Query data in the past that has since been updated or deleted.
  Create clones of entire tables, schemas, and databases at or before specific points in the
past.
 Restore tables, schemas, and databases that have been dropped.
Question 36:
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Which table function in the Snowflake Information Schema can be used to query the
replication history for a specified database within a specified date range?

REPLICATION_GROUP_REFRESH_HISTORY

REPLICATION_USAGE_HISTORY

(Correct)

DATA_TRANSFER_HISTORY

DATABASE_REFRESH_HISTORY

Explanation
The table function REPLICATION_USAGE_HISTORY in Snowflake Information Schema
can be used to query the replication history for a specified database within a specified date range.
The information returned by the function includes the database name, credits consumed and
bytes transferred for replication.
 Question 37:
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Snowflake is available in four editions. Which are those? (Select 4)

Standard

(Correct)

Enterprise

(Correct)

Virtual Private Snowflake (VPS)

(Correct)

Professional Plus

Professional


 Business Critical

(Correct)

Explanation
Snowflake is available in four editions: Standard, Enterprise, Business Critical, and
Virtual Private Snowflake (VPS).

Standard comes with most of the available features.

Enterprise adds on to Standard with things like extra days of time travel, materialized view
support, and data masking.

Business Critical brings to the table: HIPAA support, Tri-secret Secure, and more.

Virtual Private Snowflake is everything that Business Critical has, but with the ability to have
customer-dedicated metadata stores and customer-dedicated virtual service.

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Which services are managed by Snowflake's cloud services layer? (Select all that apply)

Metadata Management

(Correct)
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Query Parsing and Optimization

(Correct)

Only Infrastructure Management

Infrastructure Management

(Correct)

Authentication

(Correct)

Access Control

(Correct)

Explanation
The cloud services layer is a collection of services that coordinate activities across Snowflake.
These services tie together all of the different components of Snowflake in order to process user
requests, from login to query dispatch. The cloud service layer manages Authentication,
Infrastructure Management, Metadata Management, Query parsing and optimization, and Access
control services.
Question 39:
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Which database objects are currently not supported for replication? (Select 2)

Temporary tables

(Correct)

Stages

(Correct)

Streams

Transient tables

Views

Explanation
Temporary tables, stages, tasks, pipes, and external tables are not currently supported for
replication.
Question 40:
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What is the default standard data retention period automatically enabled for all Snowflake
accounts?

1 day

(Correct)

0 days

90 days

30 days

Explanation
The standard retention period is 1 day (24 hours) and is automatically enabled for all
Snowflake accounts.
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Fail-safe helps access historical data after the Time Travel retention period has ended.
(True/False)

FALSE

(Correct)

TRUE

Explanation
Fail-safe is not provided as a means for accessing historical data after the Time Travel
retention period has ended. It is for use only by Snowflake to recover data that may have been
lost or damaged due to extreme operational failures. Data recovery through Fail-safe may take
from several hours to several days to complete.
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Snowpark is a new developer framework for Snowflake. It allows data engineers, data
scientists, and data developers to code in their familiar way with their language of choice
and execute the pipeline, ML workflow, and data apps faster and more securely in a single
platform. Which of these following languages does Snowpark support? (Select 3)

C++

Java
 (Correct)

Scala

(Correct)

C#

Python

(Correct)

Explanation
Snowpark is a new developer framework for Snowflake. It allows data engineers, data scientists,
and data developers to code in their familiar way with their language of choice and execute the
pipeline, ML workflow, and data apps faster and more securely in a single platform. It brings
deeply integrated, DataFrame-style programming to the languages developers like to use and
functions to help you efficiently expand more data use cases. Now all these can be executed
inside Snowflake using the elastic performance engine. Snowpark support starts with Scala
API, Java UDFs, and External Functions and expands to Java & Python.
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Which capabilities are available in Snowsight (the new Snowflake web interface)? (Select
all that apply)
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You can display visual statistics on columns (SUM, MIN, MAX, etc.) without re-
running the query

(Correct)

The smart autocompletes feature suggests SQL or object syntax to insert

(Correct)

Sharing data with other Snowflake accounts

(Correct)

Snowflake Marketplace is not available with Snowsight currently

Creating and managing users and other account-level objects

(Correct)

Explanation
Snowsight is the new Snowflake Web Interface. It can be used to perform the following
operations:
 Building and running queries.
 Loading data into tables.
 Monitoring query performance and copy history.
 Creating and managing users and other account-level objects.
 Creating and using virtual warehouses.
 Creating and modifying databases and all database objects.
 Sharing data with other Snowflake accounts.
 Exploring and using the Snowflake Marketplace.
 One of the cool features is the smart autocomplete, which suggests SQL or object syntax
to insert.
Question 44:
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Which object parameter can users with the ACCOUNTADMIN role use to set the
minimum retention period for their account?

DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_MIN_DAYS

MIN_DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_HOURS

MIN_DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS

(Correct)
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DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS

Explanation
The MIN_DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS account parameter can be set by users
with the ACCOUNTADMIN role to set a minimum retention period for the account. This
parameter does not alter or replace the DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS parameter
value. However, it may change the effective data retention time. When this parameter is set at the
account level, the effective minimum data retention period for an object is determined
by MAX(DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS,
MIN_DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS).
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A task can execute any one of the following types of SQL code: (Select 3)

Single SQL Statement

(Correct)

Procedural logic using Snowflake Scripting

(Correct)

Call to a stored procedure

 (Correct)

Multiple SQL statements

Explanation
A task can execute any one of the following types of SQL code:
 Single SQL statement
 Call to a stored procedure
 Procedural logic using Snowflake Scripting.

Question 46:
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In which of the cloud platforms a Snowflake account can be hosted? (Select 3)

AZURE

(Correct)

GCP

(Correct)


 IBM Cloud

AWS

(Correct)

Oracle Cloud

Explanation
A Snowflake account can be hosted on any of the following cloud platforms:
 Amazon Web Services (AWS)
 Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
 Microsoft Azure (Azure).

On each platform, Snowflake provides one or more regions where the account is provisioned.

Question 47:
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Snowflake supports multiple ways of connecting to the service. (Select 3)

Only ODBC

Command line clients (e.g. SnowSQL)

 (Correct)

A web-based user interface

(Correct)

Only JDBC

ODBC and JDBC drivers

(Correct)

Explanation
Snowflake supports following multiple ways of connecting to its service: A web-based user
interface from which all aspects of managing and using Snowflake can be accessed. Command
line clients (e.g. SnowSQL) which can also access all aspects of managing and using Snowflake.
ODBC and JDBC drivers that can be used by other applications (e.g. Tableau) to connect to
Snowflake. Native connectors (e.g. Python, Spark) that can be used to develop applications for
connecting to Snowflake. Third-party connectors that can be used to connect applications such as
ETL tools (e.g. Informatica) and BI tools (e.g. ThoughtSpot) to Snowflake.
Question 48:
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Suppose we have a table t1. We drop the table t1 and then create a new table t1 again.
What will happen if we execute the UNDROP command to restore dropped t1 table now?
 

UNDROP command will fail

(Correct)

The dropped table t1 will be restored with name t1

The dropped table t1 will be restored with a new arbitrary name set by Snowflake

Explanation
If an object with the same name already exists, UNDROP fails. We must rename the existing
object, which then enables us to restore the previous version of the object.
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How long does Snowflake keep batch load history (from Stage) using COPY statement?

31 days

30 days


 14 days

64 days

(Correct)

1 day

Explanation
Snowflake keeps the batch load history for 64 days.
Question 50:
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Which object parameter can users with the ACCOUNTADMIN role use to set the default
retention period for their account?

DATA_RETENTION_IN_TIME_TRAVEL

DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_HOURS

DATA_RETENTION_TIME_MAX
 

DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS

(Correct)

Explanation
Users can use the DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS object parameter with the
ACCOUNTADMIN role to set the default retention period for their account.
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Which of the following is not a type of Snowflake's Internal stage?

Table Stage

Name Stage

User Stage

Schema Stage

(Correct)

Explanation
An internal stage is a cloud repository that resides within a Snowflake account and is managed
by Snowflake. An external stage is a pointer to a cloud file repository outside a Snowflake
account, which the customer manages independently. There are three types of stages, and they
are table stage, user stage, and named stage. Table Stage: When you create a table, the
system will create a table stage with the same name but with the prefix @%. User Stage: A user
stage is created whenever you create a new user in Snowflake. The user stage uses the
@~. Named Stage: Named stages are created manually. They can be internal or external and are
prefixed with an @ and then the stage's name.
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Which of these are types of the stream? (Select 3)

External

Append-only

(Correct)

Standard

(Correct)

Update-only
 

Insert-only

(Correct)

Explanation
The following stream types are available based on the metadata recorded by each:

Standard - Supported for streams on tables, directory tables, or views. A standard (i.e. delta)
stream tracks all DML changes to the source object, including inserts, updates, and deletes
(including table truncates).

Append-only - Supported for streams on standard tables, directory tables, or views. An append-
only stream tracks row inserts only. Update and delete operations (including table truncates) are
not recorded.

Insert-only - Supported for streams on external tables only. An insert-only stream tracks row
inserts only; they do not record delete operations that remove rows from an inserted set (i.e. no-
ops).

Question 53:
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Which is not the DML (Data Manipulation Language) command?

MERGE

INSERT
 

TRUNCATE

UPDATE

UNDROP

(Correct)

DELETE

Explanation
UNDROP is Snowflake's DDL (Data Definition Language) command.
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What actions can a consumer perform on a share? (Select 2)

Query the shared data and join it with an existing table in their own account

(Correct)


 Import the same share to more than one database

Copy shared data into another table in their own account with CREATE TABLE
AS

(Correct)

Clone a share

Re-share the share

Execute Time Travel on a share

Explanation
Shared databases are read-only. A consumer cannot UPDATE a share. However, the consumer
can do a CREATE TABLE AS to make a point-in-time copy of the data that's been shared. The
consumer cannot clone and re-share a share or forward it. And also, time travel data on a share is
not available to the consumer. A share can be imported into one database.

Note: Very important for the exam. You can expect 2-3 questions on what a consumer can
or can not do with a share.

Question 55:
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In the case of cloning massive databases or schemas, the original databases and schemas
get locked while the cloning operation is running. While cloning is in progress, no DML
operation can be done on the original databases and schemas. (True/False)

FALSE

(Correct)

TRUE

Explanation
Cloning is not instantaneous, particularly for large objects (databases, schemas, tables), and does
not lock the object being cloned. A clone does not reflect any DML statements applied to table
data, if applicable, while the cloning operation is still running.
Question 56:
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Micro-partitioning is the on-demand feature of Snowflake. It is required to be enabled
explicitly by ACCOUNTADMIN. (True / False)

FALSE

(Correct)

TRUE
Explanation
Micro-partitioning is automatically performed on all Snowflake tables. Tables are transparently
partitioned using the Ordering of the data as inserted or loaded.
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Which of these stages can not be dropped or altered? (Select 2)

Table Stage

(Correct)

User Stage

(Correct)

Named Stage

Explanation
User Stage: User stages cannot be altered or dropped. A user stage is allocated to each user for
storing files. This stage type is designed to store staged and managed files by a single user but
can be loaded into multiple tables.

Table Stage: Table stages cannot be altered or dropped. A table stage is available for each table
created in Snowflake. This stage type is designed to store staged and managed files by one or
more users but only loaded into a single table. Note that a table stage is not a separate database
object but an implicit stage tied to the table itself. A table stage has no grantable privileges of its
own.

Named Stage: A named internal stage is a database object created in a schema. This stage type
can store files staged and managed by one or more users and loaded into one or more tables.
Because named stages are database objects, the ability to create, modify, use, or drop them can
be controlled using security access control privileges.

Question 58:
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Which of the following data storage does incur the cost? (Select 3)

All storage except Fail-Safe storage

Only Active and Time Travel Storage

Active data Storage

(Correct)

Fail-Safe Storage

(Correct)
 

Time Travel Storage

(Correct)

Only Active and Fail-Sage storage

Explanation
Storage is calculated and charged for data regardless of whether it is in the Active, Time Travel,
or Fail-safe state.
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Which command can be used to resume Automatic Clustering for a table?

ALTER TABLE

(Correct)

RESUME RECLUSTER

START TABLE
 

TRIGGER CLUSTERING

Explanation
Example - ALTER TABLE EMPLOYEE RESUME RECLUSTER; please note that RESUME
RECLUSTER is a clause, not a command.
Question 60:
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The data retention period for a database, schema, or table can not be changed once
ACCOUNTADMIN sets it at the account level. (True/False)

TRUE

FALSE

(Correct)

Explanation
The data retention period for a database, schema, or table can be changed at any
time. DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS parameter can be used to explicitly override the
default when creating a database, schema, and individual table. For example: CREATE TABLE
t1 (c1 int) DATA_RETENTION_IN DAYS=90;
Question 61:
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If the micro-partitions are constant, how much is the Clustering Overlap Depth?


 10

20

(Correct)

Explanation
When there is no overlap in the range of values across all micro-partitions, the micro-partitions
are considered to be in a constant state (i.e. they cannot be improved by clustering).
Question 62:
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What types of accounts are involved in data sharing? (Select 3)

Shared Accounts
 

Data Consumers

(Correct)

Reader Accounts

(Correct)

Data Publishers

Data Providers

(Correct)

Explanation
There are three types of accounts involved in data sharing.

Data Providers: Share data with others

Data Consumers: Accesses shared data with their own Snowflake account.

Reader Accounts: Query data using compute from the data provider's account. Reader Accounts
are what you can use to share data with somebody who does not already have a Snowflake
account.
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What is the maximum data retention period for permanent databases, schemas, and tables
for Snowflake Enterprise Edition (and higher)?

1 day

90 days

(Correct)

0 days

30 days

Explanation
For Snowflake Enterprise Edition (and higher):

 For transient databases, schemas, and tables, the retention period can be set to 0 (or unset
back to the default of 1 day). The same is also true for temporary tables.
 For permanent databases, schemas, and tables, the retention period can be set to
any value from 0 up to 90 days.
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The data objects stored by Snowflake are not directly visible nor accessible by customers;
they are only accessible through SQL query operations run using Snowflake. (True/False)

TRUE

(Correct)

FALSE

Explanation
Snowflake manages all aspects of how this data is stored — the organization, file size, structure,
compression, metadata, statistics, and other aspects of data storage are handled by Snowflake.
The data objects stored by Snowflake are not directly visible nor accessible by customers; they
are only accessible through SQL query operations run using Snowflake.
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Which of these are Snowgrid's capabilities? (Select all that apply)

ETL dependent

Live, ready to query data

 (Correct)

Share internally with private data exchange or externally with public data exchange

(Correct)

Zero-copy cloning

Secure, governed data sharing

(Correct)

Explanation
Snowgrid allows you to use Secure Data Sharing features to provide access to live data,
without any ETL or movement of files across environments.
Question 66:
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What happens to the data when the retention period ends for an object?

Data is permanently lost

SYSADMIN can restore the data from Fail-safe

 

Data is moved to Snowflake Fail-safe

(Correct)

Data can be restored by increasing the retention period

Explanation
When the retention period ends for an object, the historical data is moved into Snowflake
Fail-safe. Snowflake support needs to be contacted to get the data restored from Fail-safe.
Question 67:
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Snowflake stores metadata about all rows stored in a micro-partition, including (Select 3)

The range of values for each of the columns in the micro-partition

(Correct)

The number of similar values

Additional properties used for both optimization and efficient query processing

(Correct)
 

The range of values for the first column in the micro-partition

The number of distinct values

(Correct)

Explanation
Micro-partitioning is automatically performed on all Snowflake tables. Tables are transparently
partitioned using the Ordering of the data as inserted/loaded.

Snowflake stores metadata about all rows stored in a micro-partition, including:

 The range of values for each of the columns in the micro-partition.

 The number of distinct values.
 Additional properties used for both optimization and efficient query processing.
Question 68:
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User-managed Tasks is recommended when you can fully utilize a single warehouse by
scheduling multiple concurrent tasks to take advantage of available compute resources.
(True /False)

TRUE

(Correct)


 FALSE

Explanation
User-managed Tasks is recommended when you can fully utilize a single warehouse by
scheduling multiple concurrent tasks to take advantage of available compute resources.

Serverless Tasks is recommended when you cannot fully utilize a warehouse because too few
tasks run concurrently or they run to completion quickly (in less than 1 minute).

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Which command will list the pipes for which you have access privileges?

DESCRIBE PIPES;

SHOW PIPES();

LIST PIPES;

LIST PIPES();

SHOW PIPES;
 (Correct)

Explanation
SHOW PIPES Command lists the pipes for which you have access privileges. This command
can list the pipes for a specified database or schema (or the current database/schema for the
session) or your entire account.
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Which objects are not available for replication in the Standard Edition of Snowflake?
(Select 3)

Users

(Correct)

Integrations

(Correct)

Shares

Roles

(Correct)
 

Database

Explanation
Database and share replication are available in all editions, including the Standard edition.
Replication of all other objects is only available for Business Critical Edition (or higher).
Question 71:
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Which roles can use SQL to view the task history within a specified date range? (Select all
that apply)

Task Owner having OWNERSHIP privilege on a task

(Correct)

Role that has the global MONITOR EXECUTION privilege

(Correct)

Account Administrator (ACCOUNTADMIN)

(Correct)

Explanation
All of these roles can use SQL to view the task history within a specified date range. To view the
run history for a single task: Query the TASK_HISTORY table function (in the Snowflake
Information Schema). To view details on a DAG run that is currently scheduled or is executing:
Query the CURRENT_TASK_GRAPHS table function (in the Snowflake Information Schema).
To view the history for DAG runs that executed successfully, failed, or were canceled in the past
60 minutes: Query the COMPLETE_TASK_GRAPHS table function (in the Snowflake
Information Schema). Query the COMPLETE_TASK_GRAPHS View (in Account Usage).
Question 72:
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Which of these Snowflake Editions automatically stores data in an encrypted state?

Business Critical

Virtual Private Snowflake(VPS)

All of the Snowflake Editions

(Correct)

Enterprise


 Standard

Explanation
All of the Snowflake Editions (Standard, Enterprise, Business Critical, Virtual Private
Snowflake) automatically store data in an encrypted state.
Question 73:
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You have a table t1 with a column j that gets populated by a sequence s1. s1 is defined to
start from 1 and with an increment of 1. create or replace sequence s1 start = 1 increment =
1 ; create or replace table t1 ( i int, j int default s1.nextval ); You inserted 3 records in table
t1: insert into t1 values (1,s1.nextval), (2,s1.nextval), (3,s1.nextval); After that insert
statement, you altered the sequence s1 to set the increment to -4: alter sequence s1 set
increment = -4; You again inserted 2 records in table t1: insert into t1 values (4,s1.nextval),
(5,s1.nextval); What would be the result of the following query? select j from t1 where i =
4;

(Correct)


 -1

Explanation
ALTER SEQUENCE command takes effect after the second use of the sequence after
executing the ALTER SEQUENCE command. So, if you fetch row where i = 5, you will find
j = 0 [row 4 value of j i.e., 4 + (-4) = 0]
Question 74:
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The Kafka connector creates Snowflake Objects for each topic.

One internal stage to temporarily store data files for each topic

One pipe to ingest the data files for each topic partition

One table for each topic. If the table specified for each topic does not exist

All of these

(Correct)
Explanation
The connector creates the following objects for each topic:
 One internal stage to temporarily store data files for each topic.
 One pipe to ingest the data files for each topic partition.
 One table for each topic. If the table specified for each topic does not exist, the connector
creates it; otherwise, the connector creates the RECORD_CONTENT and
RECORD_METADATA columns in the existing table and verifies that the other
columns are nullable (and produces an error if they are not).
Question 75:
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Monica has successfully created a task with the 5 minutes schedule. It has been 30 minutes,
but the task did not run. What could be the reason?

Monica doesn't have the authority to run the task

Monica should run the ALTER TASK command to SUSPEND the task, and then
again run the ALTER TASK command to RESUME the task

Task schedule should not be less than 60 minutes

Monica should run the ALTER TASK command to RESUME the task

(Correct)
Explanation
The first time we create the TASK, we must run the ALTER TASK command to RESUME
the task.
Question 76:
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What are the key benefits of The Data Cloud? (Select 3)

Maintenance

Governance

(Correct)

Access

(Correct)

Backup

Action

(Correct)
Explanation
The benefits of The Data Cloud are Access, Governance, and Action. Access means that
organizations can easily discover data and share it internally or with third parties without regard
to geographical location. Governance is about setting policies and rules and protecting the data in
a way that can unlock new value and collaboration while maintaining the highest levels of
security and compliance. Action means you can empower every part of your business with data
to build better products, make faster decisions, create new revenue streams and realize the value
of your greatest untapped asset, your data.
Question 77:
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The search optimization service speeds only equality searches. (True/False)

FALSE

(Correct)

TRUE

Explanation
The search optimization service speeds Equality and IN predicates searches.
Question 78:
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How can an ACCOUNTADMIN view the billing for Automatic Clustering? (Select all that
apply)

Query - AUTOMATIC_CLUSTERING_HISTORY View (in Account Usage)

 (Correct)

There is no way to check the Automatic Clustering billing without contacting

Snowflake Support Team

Classic Web Interface: Click on Account > Billing & Usage under warehouse named
'AUTOMATIC_CLUSTERING'

(Correct)

Query - AUTOMATIC_CLUSTERING_HISTORY table function (in the Snowflake

Information Schema)

(Correct)

Classic Web Interface: Click on Account > Billing & Usage under storage named
'AUTOMATIC_CLUSTERING'

Snowsight: Select Admin > Usage

(Correct)
Explanation
Users with the ACCOUNTADMIN role can view the billing for Automatic Clustering using
Snowsight, the classic web interface, or SQL:

Snowsight: Select Admin » Usage.

Classic Web Interface: Click on Account tab » Billing & Usage

The billing for Automatic Clustering shows up as a separate Snowflake-provided warehouse

named AUTOMATIC_CLUSTERING.

SQL:Query either of the following: AUTOMATIC_CLUSTERING_HISTORY table function

(in the Snowflake Information Schema). AUTOMATIC_CLUSTERING_HISTORY View (in
Account Usage).

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How many maximum columns (or expressions) are recommended for a cluster key?

3 to 4

(Correct)

12 to 16

Higher the number of columns (or expressions) in the key, better will be the
performance
 

7 to 8

Explanation
A single clustering key can contain one or more columns or expressions. Snowflake
recommends a maximum of 3 or 4 columns (or expressions) per key for most tables. Adding
more than 3-4 columns tends to increase costs more than benefits.
Question 80:
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Which database objects can be shared using the Snowflake Secure Data Sharing feature?
(Select all that apply)

Roles

Secure Views

(Correct)

External Tables

(Correct)


 Secure Materialized View

(Correct)

Tables

(Correct)

Secure UDFs

(Correct)

Explanation
Secure Data Sharing enables sharing selected objects in a database in your account with other
Snowflake accounts. The following Snowflake database objects can be shared:
 Tables
 External tables
 Secure views
 Secure materialized views
 Secure UDFs

Snowflake enables the sharing of databases through shares created by data providers and
“imported” by data consumers.

Question 81:
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Which table types does Snowflake support? (Select all that apply)


 SECURED TABLE

TEMPORARY TABLE

(Correct)

MATERIALIZED TABLE

PERMANENT TABLE

(Correct)

EXTERNAL TABLE

(Correct)

TRANSIENT TABLE

(Correct)

Explanation
Snowflake supports four different table types: Permanent Table, Temporary Table, Transient
Table, and External Table.
 Permanent Table: It persists until dropped. It is designed for data requiring the highest
data protection and recovery level and is the default table type. Permanent Tables can be
protected by up to 90 days of time travel with Enterprise Edition or above. Moreover, the
failsafe is covered on all the Permanent Tables.
 Temporary Table: A Temporary table is tied to a specific session, which means it is tied
to a single user. Temporary tables are used for things like materializing subquery. You
can only cover temporary tables by up to one day of time travel, and they are not covered
by a failsafe.
 Transient Table: A Transient table is essentially a temporary table that more than one
user can share because multiple users share a transient table. You have to drop it when
you are finished with it, and it also is only covered by up to one day of time travel and is
not covered by a failsafe. NOTE - WE CAN ALSO HAVE TRANSIENT DATABASES
AND SCHEMAS.
 External Table: An External Table is used to access data in a data lake. It is always
read-only because it is based on files that live outside of Snowflake and are not managed
by Snowflake, and Time Travel and Failsafe do not cover it.
Question 82:
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What are the three layers in Snowflake's unique architecture? (Select 3)

Query Processing

(Correct)

Cloud Services
 (Correct)

Computation Services

Database Storage

(Correct)

Explanation
Snowflake's unique architecture consists of three key layers:
 Database Storage
 Query Processing
 Cloud Services
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Which systems function can help find the overlap depth of a table's micro-partitions?

SYSTEM$CLUSTERING_DEPTH

(Correct)

SYSTEM$CLUSTERING_INFO
 

SYSTEM$CLUSTERING_WEIGHT

SYSTEM$CLUSTERING_ALL

SYSTEM$CLUSTERING_INFORMATION

(Correct)

Explanation
For example, if you have an EMPLOYEE table - you can run any of these queries to find the
depth - SELECT SYSTEM$CLUSTERING_INFORMATION('EMPLOYEE'); SELECT
SYSTEM$CLUSTERING_DEPTH('EMPLOYEE');
Question 84:
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Which stream type is supported for streams on the external table only?

Insert-only

(Correct)

External
 

Standard

Update-only

Append-only

Explanation
Insert-only is supported for streams on external tables only. An insert-only stream tracks row
inserts only; they do not record delete operations that remove rows from an inserted set (i.e. no-
ops).
Question 85:
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Search optimization is a Database-level property applied to all the tables within the
database with supported data types. (True/False)

FALSE

(Correct)

TRUE
Explanation
Search optimization is a table-level property and applies to all columns with supported
data types. The search optimization service aims to significantly improve the performance of
selective point lookup queries on tables. A point lookup query returns only one or a small
number of distinct rows. A user can register one or more tables to the search optimization
service.
Question 86:
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Which is not the DDL (Data Definition Language) command?

CREATE

UNDROP

DROP

TRUNCATE

(Correct)

SHOW SHARES
 

ALTER

Explanation
TRUNCATE is DML (Data Manipulation Language) command.
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Which products does Snowflake offer for secure data sharing? (Select 3)

Data Exchange

(Correct)

Indirect share

Direct share

(Correct)

Data Replication


 Data Marketplace

(Correct)

Explanation
Snowflake provides three product offerings for data sharing that utilize Snowflake Secure Data
Sharing to connect providers of data with consumers. Direct Share: It is the simplest form of
data sharing that enables account-to-account sharing of data utilizing Snowflake’s Secure Data
Sharing. As a data provider, you can easily share data with another company so that your data
shows up in their Snowflake account without having to copy it over or move it. Data
Exchange: With a Snowflake data exchange, you actually set up a private exchange between
partners that you want to have in this exchange, and any member of that exchange can share data
in this private exchange. And any member of the exchange can also consume data from that
exchange. So instead of one-to-one or one-to-many, it's many-to-many. But it's a very exclusive
club. Only people who are invited into this exchange can access any of that data. Data
Marketplace: The Snowflake Data Marketplace is where companies can publish their data to be
consumed by anybody who has a Snowflake account and wants to connect to the marketplace
and download that data.
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If you make any changes (e.g., insert, update) in a cloned table, then __

Cloned tables are read-only, you can not make any changes

The entire table is written to data storage


 Only the changed micro partitions are written to the data storage

(Correct)

The source table also gets updated with the new changes in the cloned table

Explanation
Zero-copy cloning allows us to make a snapshot of any table, schema, or database without
actually copying data. A clone is writable and is independent of its source (i.e., changes made to
the source or clone are not reflected in the other object). A new clone of a table points to the
original table's micro partitions, using no data storage. If we make any changes in the cloned
table, then only its changed micro partitions are written to storage.
Question 89:
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Select the correct statements for Table Clustering. (Select 3)

Snowflake doesn’t charge for Reclustering

Snowflake recommends a maximum of three or four columns (or expressions) per

key

(Correct)

Automatic Clustering doesn’t consume credit

 

Tables in multi-terabytes range are good candidate for clustering keys

(Correct)

Automatic clustering can not be suspended or resumed

Clustering keys are not for every table

(Correct)

Explanation
Clustering keys are not for every table. Tables in the multi-terabyte range are good candidates for
clustering keys. Both automatic clustering and reclustering consume credit. A single clustering
key can contain one or more columns or expressions. Snowflake recommends a maximum of
three or four columns (or expressions) per key for most tables. Adding more than 3-4 columns
tends to increase costs more than benefits.
Question 90:
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Which of the following Data Types are supported by Snowflake? (Select all that apply)

FLOAT

(Correct)
 

INTEGER

(Correct)

CHAR

(Correct)

BOOL

NUMERIC

(Correct)

VARCHAR

(Correct)

Explanation
All of these data types are supported by Snowflake except BOOL. BOOLEAN is the
correct data type.
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If DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS is set to a value of 0, and
MIN_DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS is set higher at the account level and is
greater than 0, which value (0 or higher) setting takes precedence?

Higher value (set in MIN_DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS)

(Correct)

0 (set in DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS)

Explanation
If DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS is set to a value of 0, and
MIN_DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS is set at the account level and is greater than 0,
the higher value setting takes precedence. The data retention period for an object is determined
by MAX(DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS,
MIN_DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS).
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Cloning a table replicates the source table's structure, data, load history, and certain other
properties (e.g., STAGE FILE FORMAT). (True/False)

FALSE

(Correct)
 

TRUE

Explanation
Cloning a table replicates the source table's structure, data, and certain other properties (e.g.,
STAGE FILE FORMAT). A cloned table does not include the load history of the source
table. One consequence is that data files loaded into a source table can be loaded again into its
clones.
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Time Travel can be disabled for an account by ACCOUNTADMIN. (True/False)

FALSE

(Correct)

TRUE

Explanation
Time Travel cannot be disabled for an account. A user with the ACCOUNTADMIN role can
set DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS to 0 at the account level, which means that all
databases (and subsequently all schemas and tables) created in the account have no retention
period by default; however, this default can be overridden at any time for any database, schema,
or table.
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Monica wants to delete all the data from table t1. She wants to keep the table structure, so
she does not need to create the table again. Which command will be appropriate for her
need?

DELETE

UNDROP

TRUNCATE

(Correct)

REMOVE

DROP

Explanation
TRUNCATE will delete all of the data from a single table. So, once Monica truncates table t1,
table t1's structure remains, but the data will be deleted. DELETE is usually used for deleting
single rows of data.
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Which of these Snowflake features does enable accessing historical data (i.e., data that has
been changed or deleted) at any point within a defined period?

Search Optimization Service

Data Sharing

Time Travel

(Correct)

Zero Copy Cloning

Explanation
Snowflake Time Travel enables accessing historical data (i.e. data that has been changed or
deleted) at any point within a defined period. It serves as a powerful tool for performing the
following tasks:
 Restoring data-related objects (tables, schemas, and databases) that might have been
accidentally or intentionally deleted.
 Duplicating and backing up data from key points in the past.
 Analyzing data usage/manipulation over specified periods of time.
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User-managed tasks are recommended when you cannot fully utilize a warehouse because
only a few tasks run concurrently or they run to completion quickly (in less than 1 minute).
(True / False)

TRUE

FALSE

(Correct)

Explanation
Serverless Tasks is recommended when you cannot fully utilize a warehouse because too
few tasks run concurrently or they run to completion quickly (in less than 1 minute).

User-managed Tasks is recommended when you can fully utilize a single warehouse by
scheduling multiple concurrent tasks to take advantage of available compute resources.

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Which of these are types of Snowflake releases? (Select 3)

Behavior Change Release

(Correct)


 Bug Fix Release

Full Release

(Correct)

Part Release

Patch Release

(Correct)

Explanation
There are three types of releases:

Full Release: A full release may include any of the following:

 New features
 Feature enhancements or updates
 Fixes

Patch Release: A patch release includes fixes only.

Behavior Release: Every month, Snowflake deploys one behavior change release. Behavior
change releases contain changes to existing behaviors that may impact customers.
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The LIST command returns a list of files that have been staged. Which of these stages supports
the LIST command?

Stage for the current user.

All of these

(Correct)

Named external stage.

Stage for a specified table.

Named internal stage.

Explanation
The LIST command returns a list of files staged from these specified snowflake stages.
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A stored procedure can simultaneously run the caller’s and the owner’s rights. (True /
False)

TRUE

FALSE

(Correct)

Explanation
A stored procedure runs with either the caller’s rights or the owner’s rights. It cannot run
with both at the same time. A caller’s rights stored procedure runs with the privileges of the
caller. The primary advantage of a caller’s rights stored procedure is that it can access
information about that caller or about the caller’s current session. For example, a caller’s rights
stored procedure can read the caller’s session variables and use them in a query. An

owner’s rights stored procedure runs mostly with the privileges of the stored procedure’s
owner. The primary advantage of an owner’s rights stored procedure is that the owner can
delegate specific administrative tasks, such as cleaning up old data, to another role without
granting that role more general privileges, such as privileges to delete all data from a specific
table.

At the time that the stored procedure is created, the creator specifies whether the procedure runs
with the owner’s rights or the caller’s rights. The default is owner’s rights.

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Which of the Snowflake editions provides HIPPA Support feature? (Select 2)
 

Virtual Private Snowflake (VPS)

(Correct)

Standard

All of the Snowflake Editions

Enterprise

Business Critical

(Correct)

Explanation
Business Critical and Virtual Private Snowflake (VPS) editions provide HIPPA support.
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Which data types are not supported by the Search Optimization Service? (Select 2)


 VARCHAR

Floating-point data types

(Correct)

DATE, TIME, and TIMESTAMP

BINARY

Semi-structured data types

(Correct)

Fixed-point numbers (e.g. INTEGER, NUMERIC)

Explanation
The search optimization service currently supports equality predicate and IN list
predicate searches for the following data types: Fixed-point numbers (e.g. INTEGER,
NUMERIC). DATE, TIME, and TIMESTAMP. VARCHAR. BINARY. Currently, the
search optimization service does not support floating point data types, semi-structured data types,
or other data types not listed above.
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UDF runs with either the caller’s or the owner’s rights. (True / False)

FALSE

(Correct)

TRUE

Explanation
UDF only runs as the function owner. A stored procedure runs with either the caller’s rights or
the owner’s rights. It cannot run with both at the same time. A caller’s rights stored
procedure runs with the privileges of the caller. The primary advantage of a caller’s rights
stored procedure is that it can access information about that caller or about the caller’s current
session. For example, a caller’s rights stored procedure can read the caller’s session variables and
use them in a query. An

owner’s rights stored procedure runs mostly with the privileges of the stored procedure’s
owner. The primary advantage of an owner’s rights stored procedure is that the owner can
delegate specific administrative tasks, such as cleaning up old data, to another role without
granting that role more general privileges, such as privileges to delete all data from a specific
table.

At the time that the stored procedure is created, the creator specifies whether the procedure runs
with the owner’s rights or the caller’s rights. The default is owner’s rights.
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John has a SECURITYADMIN role. He created a custom DBA_ROLE. He granted the
SYSADMIN role to DBA_ROLE. He created a user, 'Monica'. John then granted DBA_ROLE to
Monica. Monica creates a Database Monica_DB. Monica then created a Table T1 in Monica_DB
under the PUBLIC schema. What should John do to access Table T1, created by Monica?

GRANT ROLE DBA_ROLE TO John; USE DATABASE monica_db; Select * from

t1;

GRANT ROLE DBA_ROLE TO John; USE ROLE DBA_ROLE; USE DATABASE

monica_db; Select * from t1;

(Correct)

USE ROLE SECURITYADMIN; USE DATABASE monica_db; Select * from t1;

USE ROLE dba_role; USE DATABASE monica_db; Select * from t1;

Explanation
It does not matter if John has created the DBA_ROLE. If John wants to access the object
created by DBA_ROLE, he needs to grant DBA_ROLE to himself.
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You have a table with a 30-day retention period. If you decrease the retention period to 20 days,
how would it affect the data that would have been removed after 30 days?

The data will now retain for a shorter period of 20 days

(Correct)

The data will still retain for 30-day before moving to Fail-safe

Explanation
Decreasing Retention reduces the amount of time data is retained in Time Travel:
 For active data modified after the retention period is reduced, the new shorter period
applies.
 For data that is currently in Time Travel:
 If the data is still within the new shorter period, it remains in Time Travel.
 If the data is outside the new period, it moves into Fail-safe.

For example, if you have a table with a 30-day retention period and you decrease the period to
20-day, data from days 21 to 30 will be moved into Fail-safe, leaving only the data from day 1 to
20 accessible through Time Travel.

However, the process of moving the data from Time Travel into Fail-safe is performed by a
background process, so the change is not immediately visible. Snowflake guarantees that the data
will be moved, but does not specify when the process will complete; until the background
process completes, the data is still accessible through Time Travel.

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Tasks require compute resources to execute code. Either Snowflake-managed or User-
managed compute models can be chosen for individual tasks. (True / False)

TRUE

(Correct)

FALSE

Explanation
Tasks require compute resources to execute SQL code. Either of the following compute models
can be chosen for individual tasks:
 Snowflake-managed (i.e. serverless compute model)
 User-managed (i.e. virtual warehouse)