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SnowPro Core Certification Exam Questions and Answers

Question 1

What is the PRIMARY factor that determines the cost of using a virtual warehouse in Snowflake?

Options:

A.

The type of SQL statements executed

B.

The number of tables or databases queried

C.

The amount of data stored in the warehouse

D.

The length of time the compute resources in each cluster run

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Question 2

Which privilege is needed for a SnowFlake user to see the definition of a secure view?

Options:

A.

OWNERSHIP

B.

MODIFY

C.

CREATE

D.

USAGE

Question 3

Which of the following SQL statements will list the version of the drivers currently being used?

Options:

A.

Execute SELECT CURRENT_ODBC_CLlENT(); from the Web Ul

B.

Execute SELECT CURRENT_JDBC_VERSION() ; from SnowSQL

C.

Execute SELECT CURRENT_CLIENT(); from an application

D.

Execute SELECT CURRENT_VERSION (); from the Python Connector

Question 4

Which function returns the URL of a stage using the stage name as the input?

Options:

A.

BUILD_STAGE_FILE_URL

B.

BUILD_SCOPED_FILE_URL

C.

GET_PRESIGNED_URL

D.

GET STAGE LOCATION

Question 5

How does the Access_History view enhance overall data governance pertaining to read and write operations? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Shows how the accessed data was moved from the source lo the target objects

B.

Provides a unified picture of what data was accessed and when it was accessed

C.

Protects sensitive data from unauthorized access while allowing authorized users to access it at query runtime

D.

Identifies columns with personal information and tags them so masking policies can be applied to protect sensitive data

E.

Determines whether a given row in a table can be accessed by the user by filtering the data based on a given policy

Question 6

What does Snowflake recommend for a user assigned the ACCOUNTADMIN role?

Options:

A.

The ACCCUKTMKIN role should be set as tie user's default role.

B.

The user should use federated authentication instead of a password

C.

The user should be required to use Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

D.

There should be just one user with the ACCOUNTADMIN role in each Snowflake account.

Question 7

Which chart type is supported in Snowsight for Snowflake users to visualize data with dashboards?

Options:

A.

Area chart

B.

Box plot

C.

Heat grid

D.

Pie chart

Question 8

What does Snowflake recommend a user do if they need to connect to Snowflake with a tool or technology mat is not listed in Snowflake partner ecosystem?

Options:

A.

Use Snowflake's native API.

B.

Use a custom-built connector.

C.

Contact Snowflake Support for a new driver.

D.

Connect through Snowflake’s JDBC or ODBC drivers

Question 9

When a Snowflake user loads CSV data from a stage, which copy into

command guideline should they follow?

Options:

A.

The CSV field delimiter must be a comma character (*,"),

B.

The number of columns in each row should be consistent.

C.

The data file in the stage must be in a compressed format.

D.

The data file must have the same number of columns as the target table.

Question 10

Which Snowflake feature records changes mace to a table so actions can be taken using that change data capture?

Options:

A.

Materialized View

B.

Pipe

C.

Stream

D.

Task

Question 11

What information is stored in the ACCESS_HlSTORY view?

Options:

A.

History of the files that have been loaded into Snowflake

B.

Names and owners of the roles that are currently enabled in the session

C.

Query details such as the objects included and the user who executed the query

D.

Details around the privileges that have been granted for all objects in an account

Question 12

The following settings are configured:

For how many days will the data be retained at the object level?

Options:

A.

2

B.

3

C.

5

D.

7

Question 13

Which function should be used to find the query ID of the second query executed in a current session?

Options:

A.

Select LAST_QUERY_ID(-2)

B.

Select LAST_QUERY_ID(2)

C.

Select LAST_QUERY_ID(1)

D.

Select LAST_QUERY_ID(2)

Question 14

What are characteristics of Snowflake network policies? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

They can be set for any Snowflake Edition.

B.

They can be applied to roles.

C.

They restrict or enable access to specific IP addresses.

D.

They are activated using ALTER DATABASE SQL commands.

E.

They can only be managed using the ORGADMIN role.

Question 15

What are the main differences between the account usage views and the information schema views? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

No active warehouse to needed to query account usage views but one is needed to query information schema views.

B.

Account usage views do not contain data about tables but information schema views do.

C.

Account issue views contain dropped objects but information schema views do not.

D.

Data retention for account usage views is 1 year but is 7 days to 6 months for information schema views, depending on the view.

E.

Information schema views are read-only but account usage views are not.

Question 16

A JSON document is stored in the source_colum of type VARIANT. The document has an array called elements. The array contains the name key that has a string value How can a Snowflake user extract the name from the first element?

Options:

A.

Source_column.element[1]:name

B.

Source_column.element[0]:name

C.

Source_column.element[1].name

D.

Source_column.element[0]:name

Question 17

How can an administrator check for updates (for example, SCIM API requests) sent to Snowflake by the identity provider?

Options:

A.

ACCESS_HISTORY

B.

LOAD_HISTORY

C.

QUERY_HISTORY

D.

REST EVENT HISTORY

Question 18

Which privilege is required on a virtual warehouse to abort any existing executing queries?

Options:

A.

USAGE

B.

OPERATE

C.

MODIFY

D.

MONITOR

Question 19

At what level is the MIN_DATA_RETENSION_TIME_IN_DAYS parameter set?

Options:

A.

Account

B.

Database

C.

Schema

D.

Table

Question 20

Which type of role can be granted to a share?

Options:

A.

Account role

B.

Custom role

C.

Database role

D.

Secondary role

Question 21

To use the overwrite option on insert, which privilege must be granted to the role?

Options:

A.

truncate

B.

DELETE

C.

UPDATE

D.

SELECT

Question 22

Which Snowflake objects can be restored using Time Travel? (Select VNO).

Options:

A.

Roles

B.

Users

C.

Databases

D.

Schemas

E.

Virtual warehouses

Question 23

Which Snowflake data governance feature can support auditing when a user query reads column data?

Options:

A.

Access History

B.

Data classification

C.

Column-level security

D.

Object dependencies

Question 24

Snowflake's access control framework combines which models for securing data? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Attribute-based Access Control (ABAC 1

B.

Discretionary Access Control (DAC)

C.

Access Control List (ACL)

D.

Role-based Access Control (RBAC)

E.

Rule-based Access Control (RuBAC)

Question 25

Which Snowflake database object can be shared with other accounts?

Options:

A.

Tasks

B.

Pipes

C.

Secure User-Defined Functions (UDFs)

D.

Stored Procedures

Question 26

While running a query on a virtual warehouse in auto-scale mode, additional clusters are stated immediately if which setting is configured?

A)

B)

C)

D)

Options:

A.

Option A

B.

Option B

C.

Option C

D.

Option D

Question 27

In the Data Exchange, who can get or request data from the listings? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Users with ACCOUNTADMIN role

B.

Users with sysadmin role

C.

Users with ORGADMIN role

D.

Users with import share privilege

E.

Users with manage grants privilege

Question 28

A Snowflake user is trying to load a 125 GB file using SnowSQL. The file continues to load for almost an entire day. What will happen at the 2< hour mark?

Options:

A.

The file will continue to load until all contents arc loaded.

B.

The tile will slop loading and all data up to that point will be committed.

C.

The file loading could be aborted without any portion of the file being committed.

D.

The file's number of allowable hours to load can be programmatically controlled to load easily into Snowflake

Question 29

Which typos of charts does Snowsight support? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Area charts

B.

Bar charts

C.

Column charts

D.

Radar charts

E.

Scorecards

Question 30

Snowflake users can create a resource monitor at which levels? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

User level

B.

Pipe level

C.

Account level

D.

Cloud services level

E.

Virtual warehouse level

Question 31

What is the MINIMUM size of a table for which Snowflake recommends considering adding a clustering key?

Options:

A.

1 Kilobyte (KB)

B.

1 Megabyte (MB)

C.

1 Gigabyte (GB)

D.

1 Terabyte (TB)

Question 32

When referring to User-Defined Function (UDF) names in Snowflake, what does the term overloading mean?

Options:

A.

There are multiple SOL UDFs with the same names and the same number of arguments.

B.

There are multiple SQL UDFs with the same names and the same number of argument types.

C.

There are multiple SQL UDFs with the same names but with a different number of arguments or argument types.

D.

There are multiple SQL UDFs with different names but the same number of arguments or argument types.

Question 33

Which privilege is required to use the search optimization service in Snowflake?

Options:

A.

GRANT SEARCH OPTIMIZATION ON SCHEMA TO ROLE

B.

GRANT SEARCH OPTIMIZATION ON DATABASE TO ROLE

C.

GRANT ADD SEARCH OPTIMIZATION ON SCHEMA TO ROLE

D.

GRANT ADD SEARCH OPTIMIZATION ON DATABASE TO ROLE

Question 34

How can a user get the MOST detailed information about individual table storage details in Snowflake?

Options:

A.

SHOW TABLES command

B.

SHOW EXTERNAL TABLES command

C.

TABLES view

D.

TABLE STORAGE METRICS view

Question 35

What is used to denote a pre-computed data set derived from a SELECT query specification and stored for later use?

Options:

A.

View

B.

Secure view

C.

Materialized view

D.

External table

Question 36

Which Snowflake mechanism is used to limit the number of micro-partitions scanned by a query?

Options:

A.

Caching

B.

Cluster depth

C.

Query pruning

D.

Retrieval optimization

Question 37

Which SQL command can be used to verify the privileges that are granted to a role?

Options:

A.

SHOW GRANTS ON ROLE

B.

SHOW ROLES

C.

SHOW GRANTS TO ROLE

D.

SHOW GRANTS FOR ROLE

Question 38

What information does the Query Profile provide?

Options:

A.

Graphical representation of the data model

B.

Statistics for each component of the processing plan

C.

Detailed Information about I he database schema

D.

Real-time monitoring of the database operations

Question 39

What does the worksheet and database explorer feature in Snowsight allow users to do?

Options:

A.

Add or remove users from a worksheet.

B.

Move a worksheet to a folder or a dashboard.

C.

Combine multiple worksheets into a single worksheet.

D.

Tag frequently accessed worksheets for ease of access.

Question 40

User1, who has the SYSADMIN role, executed a query on Snowsight. User2, who is in the same Snowflake account, wants to view the result set of the query executed by User1 using the Snowsight query history.

What will happen if User2 tries to access the query history?

Options:

A.

If User2 has the sysadmin role they will be able to see the results.

B.

If User2 has the securityadmin role they will be able to see the results.

C.

If User2 has the ACCOUNTADMIN role they will be able to see the results.

D.

User2 will be unable to view the result set of the query executed by User1.

Question 41

When floating-point number columns are unloaded to CSV or JSON files, Snowflake truncates the values to approximately what?

Options:

A.

(12,2)

B.

(10,4)

C.

(14,8)

D.

(15,9)

Question 42

What is the MINIMUM permission needed to access a file URL from an external stage?

Options:

A.

MODIFY

B.

READ

C.

SELECT

D.

USAGE

Question 43

How are network policies defined in Snowflake?

Options:

A.

They are a set of rules that define the network routes within Snowflake.

B.

They are a set of rules that dictate how Snowflake accounts can be used between multiple users.

C.

They are a set of rules that define how data can be transferred between different Snowflake accounts within an organization.

D.

They are a set of rules that control access to Snowflake accounts by specifying the IP addresses or ranges of IP addresses that are allowed to connect

to Snowflake.

Question 44

What is the Fail-safe period for a transient table in the Snowflake Enterprise edition and higher?

Options:

A.

0 days

B.

1 day

C.

7 days

D.

14 days

Question 45

What is it called when a customer managed key is combined with a Snowflake managed key to create a composite key for encryption?

Options:

A.

Hierarchical key model

B.

Client-side encryption

C.

Tri-secret secure encryption

D.

Key pair authentication

Question 46

How does a Snowflake stored procedure compare to a User-Defined Function (UDF)?

Options:

A.

A single executable statement can call only two stored procedures. In contrast, a single SQL statement can call multiple UDFs.

B.

A single executable statement can call only one stored procedure. In contrast, a single SQL statement can call multiple UDFs.

C.

A single executable statement can call multiple stored procedures. In contrast, multiple SQL statements can call the same UDFs.

D.

Multiple executable statements can call more than one stored procedure. In contrast, a single SQL statement can call multiple UDFs.

Question 47

Which function will provide the proxy information needed to protect Snowsight?

Options:

A.

SYSTEMADMIN_TAG

B.

SYSTEM$GET_PRIVATELINK

C.

SYSTEMSALLONTLIST

D.

SYSTEMAUTHORIZE

Question 48

What are characteristic of Snowsight worksheet? (Select TWO.)

Options:

A.

Worksheets can be grouped under folder, and a folder of folders.

B.

Each worksheet is a unique Snowflake session.

C.

Users are limited to running only one on a worksheet.

D.

The Snowflake session ends when a user switches worksheets.

E.

Users can import worksheets and share them with other users.

Question 49

What are valid sub-clauses to the OVER clause for a window function? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

GROUP BY

B.

LIMIT

C.

ORDER BY

D.

PARTITION BY

E.

UNION ALL

Question 50

Which Snowflake data type is used to store JSON key value pairs?

Options:

A.

TEXT

B.

BINARY

C.

STRING

D.

VARIANT

Question 51

What SnowFlake database object is derived from a query specification, stored for later use, and can speed up expensive aggregation on large data sets?

Options:

A.

Temporary table

B.

External table

C.

Secure view

D.

Materialized view

Question 52

A user wants to add additional privileges to the system-defined roles for their virtual warehouse. How does Snowflake recommend they accomplish this?

Options:

A.

Grant the additional privileges to a custom role.

B.

Grant the additional privileges to the ACCOUNTADMIN role.

C.

Grant the additional privileges to the SYSADMIN role.

D.

Grant the additional privileges to the ORGADMIN role.

Question 53

A Snowflake user wants to temporarily bypass a network policy by configuring the user object property MINS_TO_BYPASS_NETWORK_POLICY.

What should they do?

Options:

A.

Use the SECURITYADMIN role.

B.

Use the SYSADMIN role.

C.

Use the USERADMIN role.

D.

Contact Snowflake Support.

Question 54

Which data types optimally store semi-structured data? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

ARRAY

B.

CHARACTER

C.

STRING

D.

VARCHAR

E.

VARIANT

Question 55

How does Snowflake describe its unique architecture?

Options:

A.

A single-cluster shared data architecture using a central data repository and massively parallel processing (MPP)

B.

A multi-duster shared nothing architecture using a soloed data repository and massively parallel processing (MPP)

C.

A single-cluster shared nothing architecture using a sliced data repository and symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)

D.

A multi-cluster shared nothing architecture using a siloed data repository and symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)

Question 56

Which role has the ability to create a share from a shared database by default?

Options:

A.

ACCOUNTADMIN

B.

SECURITYADMIN

C.

SYSADMIN

D.

ORGADMIN

Question 57

Which file function generates a SnowFlake-hosted URL that must be authenticated when used?

Options:

A.

GET_STATE_LOCATION

B.

GET_PRESENT_URL

C.

BUILD_SCOPED_FILE_URL

D.

BUILD_STAGE_FILE_URL

Question 58

Which command should be used to unload all the rows from a table into one or more files in a named stage?

Options:

A.

COPY INTO

B.

GET

C.

INSERT INTO

D.

PUT

Question 59

How can a user get the MOST detailed information about individual table storage details in Snowflake?

Options:

A.

SHOW TABLES command

B.

SHOW EXTERNAL TABLES command

C.

TABLES view

D.

TABLE STORAGE METRICS view

Question 60

What should be used when creating a CSV file format where the columns are wrapped by single quotes or double quotes?

Options:

A.

BINARY_FORMAT

B.

ESCAPE_UNENCLOSED_FIELD

C.

FIELD_OPTIONALLY_ENCLOSED_BY

D.

SKIP BYTE ORDER MARK

Question 61

What does the TableScan operator represent in the Query Profile?

Options:

A.

The access to a single table

B.

The access to data stored in stage objects

C.

The list of values provided with the VALUES clause

D.

The records generated using the TABLE (GENERATOR (...)) construct

Question 62

While clustering a table, columns with which data types can be used as clustering keys? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

BINARY

B.

GEOGRAPHY

C.

GEOMETRY

D.

OBJECT

E.

VARIANT

Question 63

For which use cases is running a virtual warehouse required? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

When creating a table

B.

When loading data into a table

C.

When unloading data from a table

D.

When executing a show command

E.

When executing a list command

Question 64

Which views are included in the DATA SHARING USAGE schema? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

ACCESS_HISTORY

B.

DATA_TRANSFER_HISTORY

C.

WAREHOUSE_METERING_HISTORY

D.

MONETIZED_USAGE_DAILY

E.

LISTING TELEMETRY DAILY

Question 65

What is the minimum Snowflake Edition that supports secure storage of Protected Health Information (PHI) data?

Options:

A.

Standard Edition

B.

Enterprise Edition

C.

Business Critical Edition

D.

Virtual Private Snowflake Edition

Question 66

Which metadata table will store the storage utilization information even for dropped tables?

Options:

A.

DATABASE_STORAGE_USAGE_HISTORY

B.

TABLE_STORAGE_METRICS

C.

STORAGE_DAILY_HISTORY

D.

STAGE STORAGE USAGE HISTORY

Question 67

Which Snowflake command can be used to unload the result of a query to a single file?

Options:

A.

Use COPY INTO followed by a GET command to download the file.

B.

Use COPY INTO followed by a put command to download the file.

C.

Use COPY INTO with SINGLE = TRUE followed by a GET command to download the file.

D.

Use COPY INTO with SINGLE = TRUE followed by a PUT command to download the file.

Question 68

What tasks can an account administrator perform in the Data Exchange? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Add and remove members.

B.

Delete data categories.

C.

Approve and deny listing approval requests.

D.

Transfer listing ownership.

E.

Transfer ownership of a provider profile.

Question 69

A Snowflake account has activated federated authentication.

What will occur when a user with a password that was defined by Snowflake attempts to log in to Snowflake?

Options:

A.

The user will be unable to enter a password.

B.

The user will encounter an error, and will not be able to log in.

C.

The user will be able to log into Snowflake successfully.

D.

After entering the username and password, the user will be redirected to an Identity Provider (IdP) login page.

Question 70

How can performance be optimized for a query that returns a small amount of data from a very large base table?

Options:

A.

Use clustering keys

B.

Create materialized views

C.

Use the search optimization service

D.

Use the query acceleration service

Question 71

What does a masking policy consist of in Snowflake?

Options:

A.

A single data type, with one or more conditions, and one or more masking functions

B.

A single data type, with only one condition, and only one masking function

C.

Multiple data types, with only one condition, and one or more masking functions

D.

Multiple data types, with one or more conditions, and one or more masking functions

Question 72

Which command is used to unload data from a Snowflake database table into one or more files in a Snowflake stage?

Options:

A.

CREATE STAGE

B.

COPY INTO

C.

COPY INTO

D.

CREATE PIPE

Question 73

How can a Snowflake user validate data that is unloaded using the COPY INTO command?

Options:

A.

Load the data into a CSV file.

B.

Load the data into a relational table.

C.

Use the VALlDATlON_MODE - SQL statement.

D.

Use the validation mode = return rows statement.

Question 74

What does a Notify & Suspend action for a resource monitor do?

Options:

A.

Send an alert notification to all account users who have notifications enabled.

B.

Send an alert notification to all virtual warehouse users when thresholds over 100% have been met.

C.

Send a notification to all account administrators who have notifications enabled, and suspend all assigned warehouses after all statements being executed by the warehouses have completed.

D.

Send a notification to all account administrators who have notifications enabled, and suspend all assigned warehouses immediately, canceling any statements being executed by the warehouses.

Question 75

Which Snowflake feature provides increased login security for users connecting to Snowflake that is powered by Duo Security service?

Options:

A.

OAuth

B.

Network policies

C.

Single Sign-On (SSO)

D.

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Question 76

Which Snowflake role can manage any object grant globally, including modifying and revoking grants?

Options:

A.

USERADMIN

B.

ORGADMIN

C.

SYSADMIN

D.

SECURITYADMIN

Question 77

At what level is the MIN_DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS parameter set?

Options:

A.

Account

B.

Database

C.

Schema

D.

Table

Question 78

Which commands can only be executed using SnowSQL? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

COPY INTO

B.

GET

C.

LIST

D.

PUT

E.

REMOVE

Question 79

How is unstructured data retrieved from data storage?

Options:

A.

SQL functions like the GET command can be used to copy the unstructured data to a location on the client.

B.

SQL functions can be used to create different types of URLs pointing to the unstructured data. These URLs can be used to download the data to a client.

C.

SQL functions can be used to retrieve the data from the query results cache. When the query results are output to a client, the unstructured data will be output to the client as files.

D.

SQL functions can call on different web extensions designed to display different types of files as a web page. The web extensions will allow the files to be downloaded to the client.

Question 80

How should clustering be used to optimize the performance of queries that run on a very large table?

Options:

A.

Manually re-cluster the table regularly.

B.

Choose one high cardinality column as the clustering key.

C.

Use the column that is most-frequently used in query select clauses as the clustering key.

D.

Assess the average table depth to identify how clustering is impacting the query.

Question 81

Which statistics are displayed in a Query Profile that indicate that intermediate results do not fit in memory? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Bytes scanned

B.

Partitions scanned

C.

Bytes spilled to local storage

D.

Bytes spilled to remote storage

E.

Percentage scanned from cache

Question 82

A user with which privileges can create or manage other users in a Snowflake account? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

GRANT

B.

SELECT

C.

MODIFY

D.

OWNERSHIP

E.

CREATE USER

Question 83

What does SnowCD help Snowflake users to do?

Options:

A.

Copy data into files.

B.

Manage different databases and schemas.

C.

Troubleshoot network connections to Snowflake.

D.

Write SELECT queries to retrieve data from external tables.

Question 84

What step can reduce data spilling in Snowflake?

Options:

A.

Using a larger virtual warehouse

B.

Increasing the virtual warehouse maximum timeout limit

C.

Increasing the amount of remote storage for the virtual warehouse

D.

Using a common table expression (CTE) instead of a temporary table

Question 85

What metadata does Snowflake store for rows in micro-partitions? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Range of values

B.

Distinct values

C.

Index values

D.

Sorted values

E.

Null values

Question 86

Which ACCOUNT_USAGE schema database role provides visibility into policy-related information?

Options:

A.

USAGE_VIEWER

B.

GOVERNANCE_VIEWER

C.

OBJECT_VIEWER

D.

SECURITY_VIEWER

Question 87

How can a Snowflake administrator determine which user has accessed a database object that contains sensitive information?

Options:

A.

Review the granted privileges to the database object.

B.

Review the row access policy for the database object.

C.

Query the ACCESS_HlSTORY view in the ACCOUNT_USAGE schema.

D.

Query the REPLICATION USAGE HISTORY view in the ORGANIZATION USAGE schema.

Question 88

Who can grant object privileges in a regular schema?

Options:

A.

Object owner

B.

Schema owner

C.

Database owner

D.

SYSADMIN

Question 89

What is the purpose of the Snowflake SPLIT TO_TABLE function?

Options:

A.

To count the number of characters in a string

B.

To split a string into an array of sub-strings

C.

To split a string and flatten the results into rows

D.

To split a string and flatten the results into columns

Question 90

What function can be used with the recursive argument to return a list of distinct key names in all nested elements in an object?

Options:

A.

FLATTEN

B.

GET_PATH

C.

CHECK_JSON

D.

PARSE JSON

Question 91

What is the primary purpose of a directory table in Snowflake?

Options:

A.

To store actual data from external stages

B.

To automatically expire file URLs for security

C.

To manage user privileges and access control

D.

To store file-level metadata about data files in a stage

Question 92

What happens to the objects in a reader account when the DROP MANAGED ACCOUNT command is executed?

Options:

A.

The objects are dropped.

B.

The objects enter the Fail-safe period.

C.

The objects enter the Time Travel period.

D.

The objects are immediately moved to the provider account.

Question 93

Which statistics can be used to identify queries that have inefficient pruning? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Bytes scanned

B.

Bytes written to result

C.

Partitions scanned

D.

Partitions total

E.

Percentage scanned from cache

Question 94

What is the purpose of an External Function?

Options:

A.

To call code that executes outside of Snowflake

B.

To run a function in another Snowflake database

C.

To share data in Snowflake with external parties

D.

To ingest data from on-premises data sources

Question 95

A sales table FCT_SALES has 100 million records.

The following Query was executed

SELECT COUNT (1) FROM FCT__SALES;

How did Snowflake fulfill this query?

Options:

A.

Query against the result set cache

B.

Query against a virtual warehouse cache

C.

Query against the most-recently created micro-partition

D.

Query against the metadata excite

Question 96

Which stage type can be altered and dropped?

Options:

A.

Database stage

B.

External stage

C.

Table stage

D.

User stage

Question 97

True or False: When you create a custom role, it is a best practice to immediately grant that role to ACCOUNTADMIN.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 98

What happens when a virtual warehouse is resized?

Options:

A.

When increasing the size of an active warehouse the compute resource for all running and queued queries on the warehouse are affected

B.

When reducing the size of a warehouse the compute resources are removed only when they are no longer being used to execute any current statements.

C.

The warehouse will be suspended while the new compute resource is provisioned and will resume automatically once provisioning is complete.

D.

Users who are trying to use the warehouse will receive an error message until the resizing is complete

Question 99

Which Snowflake technique can be used to improve the performance of a query?

Options:

A.

Clustering

B.

Indexing

C.

Fragmenting

D.

Using INDEX__HINTS

Question 100

Which of the following can be executed/called with Snowpipe?

Options:

A.

A User Defined Function (UDF)

B.

A stored procedure

C.

A single copy_into statement

D.

A single insert__into statement

 statement within a pipe object to load data from files as soon as they are available in a stage. Snowpipe does not execute UDFs, stored procedures, or insert statements. References: Snowpipe | Snowflake Documentation

Question 101

True or False: A Virtual Warehouse can be resized while suspended.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 102

Which is the MINIMUM required Snowflake edition that a user must have if they want to use AWS/Azure Privatelink or Google Cloud Private Service Connect?

Options:

A.

Standard

B.

Premium

C.

Enterprise

D.

Business Critical

Question 103

When reviewing the load for a warehouse using the load monitoring chart, the chart indicates that a high volume of Queries are always queuing in the warehouse

According to recommended best practice, what should be done to reduce the Queue volume? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Use multi-clustered warehousing to scale out warehouse capacity.

B.

Scale up the warehouse size to allow Queries to execute faster.

C.

Stop and start the warehouse to clear the queued queries

D.

Migrate some queries to a new warehouse to reduce load

E.

Limit user access to the warehouse so fewer queries are run against it.

Question 104

How long is Snowpipe data load history retained?

Options:

A.

As configured in the create pipe settings

B.

Until the pipe is dropped

C.

64 days

D.

14 days

Question 105

Where would a Snowflake user find information about query activity from 90 days ago?

Options:

A.

account__usage . query history view

B.

account__usage.query__history__archive View

C.

information__schema . cruery_history view

D.

information__schema - query history_by_ses s i on view

Question 106

A developer is granted ownership of a table that has a masking policy. The developer's role is not able to see the masked data. Will the developer be able to modify the table to read the masked data?

Options:

A.

Yes, because a table owner has full control and can unset masking policies.

B.

Yes, because masking policies only apply to cloned tables.

C.

No, because masking policies must always reference specific access roles.

D.

No, because ownership of a table does not include the ability to change masking policies

Question 107

True or False: A 4X-Large Warehouse may, at times, take longer to provision than a X-Small Warehouse.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 108

The fail-safe retention period is how many days?

Options:

A.

1 day

B.

7 days

C.

45 days

D.

90 days

Question 109

What data is stored in the Snowflake storage layer? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Snowflake parameters

B.

Micro-partitions

C.

Query history

D.

Persisted query results

E.

Standard and secure view results

Question 110

In the query profiler view for a query, which components represent areas that can be used to help optimize query performance? (Select TWO)

Options:

A.

Bytes scanned

B.

Bytes sent over the network

C.

Number of partitions scanned

D.

Percentage scanned from cache

E.

External bytes scanned

Question 111

What is a best practice after creating a custom role?

Options:

A.

Create the custom role using the SYSADMIN role.

B.

Assign the custom role to the SYSADMIN role

C.

Assign the custom role to the PUBLIC role

D.

Add__CUSTOM to all custom role names

Question 112

A user has an application that writes a new Tile to a cloud storage location every 5 minutes.

What would be the MOST efficient way to get the files into Snowflake?

Options:

A.

Create a task that runs a copy into operation from an external stage every 5 minutes

B.

Create a task that puts the files in an internal stage and automate the data loading wizard

C.

Create a task that runs a GET operation to intermittently check for new files

D.

Set up cloud provider notifications on the Tile location and use Snowpipe with auto-ingest

Question 113

Which copy INTO command outputs the data into one file?

Options:

A.

SINGLE=TRUE

B.

MAX_FILE_NUMBER=1

C.

FILE_NUMBER=1

D.

MULTIPLE=FAISE

Question 114

How often are encryption keys automatically rotated by Snowflake?

Options:

A.

30 Days

B.

60 Days

C.

90 Days

D.

365 Days

Question 115

Which of the following indicates that it may be appropriate to use a clustering key for a table? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

The table contains a column that has very low cardinality

B.

DML statements that are being issued against the table are blocked

C.

The table has a small number of micro-partitions

D.

Queries on the table are running slower than expected

E.

The clustering depth for the table is large

Question 116

Which of the following commands cannot be used within a reader account?

Options:

A.

CREATE SHARE

B.

ALTER WAREHOUSE

C.

DROP ROLE

D.

SHOW SCHEMAS

E.

DESCRBE TABLE

Question 117

Which of the following is a valid source for an external stage when the Snowflake account is located on Microsoft Azure?

Options:

A.

An FTP server with TLS encryption

B.

An HTTPS server with WebDAV

C.

A Google Cloud storage bucket

D.

A Windows server file share on Azure

Question 118

The Information Schema and Account Usage Share provide storage information for which of the following objects? (Choose three.)

Options:

A.

Users

B.

Tables

C.

Databases

D.

Internal Stages

Question 119

What Snowflake role must be granted for a user to create and manage accounts?

Options:

A.

ACCOUNTADMIN

B.

ORGADMIN

C.

SECURITYADMIN

D.

SYSADMIN

Question 120

A virtual warehouse's auto-suspend and auto-resume settings apply to which of the following?

Options:

A.

The primary cluster in the virtual warehouse

B.

The entire virtual warehouse

C.

The database in which the virtual warehouse resides

D.

The Queries currently being run on the virtual warehouse

Question 121

A user has 10 files in a stage containing new customer data. The ingest operation completes with no errors, using the following command:

COPY INTO my__table FROM @my__stage;

The next day the user adds 10 files to the stage so that now the stage contains a mixture of new customer data and updates to the previous data. The user did not remove the 10 original files.

If the user runs the same copy into command what will happen?

Options:

A.

All data from all of the files on the stage will be appended to the table

B.

Only data about new customers from the new files will be appended to the table

C.

The operation will fail with the error uncertain files in stage.

D.

All data from only the newly-added files will be appended to the table.

Question 122

True or False: It is possible for a user to run a query against the query result cache without requiring an active Warehouse.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 123

True or False: Reader Accounts are able to extract data from shared data objects for use outside of Snowflake.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 124

A user has unloaded data from Snowflake to a stage

Which SQL command should be used to validate which data was loaded into the stage?

Options:

A.

list @file__stage

B.

show @file__stage

C.

view @file__stage

D.

verify @file__stage

Question 125

What occurs when a pipe is recreated using the CREATE OR REPLACE PIPE command?

Options:

A.

The Pipe load history is reset to empty.

B.

The REFRESH command is executed.

C.

The stage will be purged.

D.

The destination table is truncated.

Question 126

Which of the following significantly improves the performance of selective point lookup queries on a table?

Options:

A.

Clustering

B.

Materialized Views

C.

Zero-copy Cloning

D.

Search Optimization Service

Question 127

When should a multi-cluster warehouse be used in auto-scaling mode?

Options:

A.

When it is unknown how much compute power is needed

B.

If the select statement contains a large number of temporary tables or Common Table Expressions (CTEs)

C.

If the runtime of the executed query is very slow

D.

When a large number of concurrent queries are run on the same warehouse

Question 128

Which of the following statements describe features of Snowflake data caching? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

When a virtual warehouse is suspended, the data cache is saved on the remote storage layer.

B.

When the data cache is full, the least-recently used data will be cleared to make room.

C.

A user can only access their own queries from the query result cache.

D.

A user must set USE_METADATA_CACHE to TRUE to use the metadata cache in queries.

E.

The RESULT_SCAN table function can access and filter the contents of the query result cache.

Question 129

What do the terms scale up and scale out refer to in Snowflake? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Scaling out adds clusters of the same size to a virtual warehouse to handle more concurrent queries.

B.

Scaling out adds clusters of varying sizes to a virtual warehouse.

C.

Scaling out adds additional database servers to an existing running cluster to handle more concurrent queries.

D.

Snowflake recommends using both scaling up and scaling out to handle more concurrent queries.

E.

Scaling up resizes a virtual warehouse so it can handle more complex workloads.

F.

Scaling up adds additional database servers to an existing running cluster to handle larger workloads.

Question 130

Which command sets the Virtual Warehouse for a session?

Options:

A.

COPY WAREHOUSE FROM <>;

B.

SET WAREHOUSE = <>;

C.

USE WAREHOUSE <>;

D.

USE VIRTUAL_WAREHOUSE <>;

Question 131

Which snowflake objects will incur both storage and cloud compute charges? (Select TWO)

Options:

A.

Materialized view

B.

Sequence

C.

Secure view

D.

Transient table

E.

Clustered table

Question 132

Which of the following features are available with the Snowflake Enterprise edition? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Database replication and failover

B.

Automated index management

C.

Customer managed keys (Tri-secret secure)

D.

Extended time travel

E.

Native support for geospatial data

Question 133

Which command can be used to load data files into a Snowflake stage?

Options:

A.

JOIN

B.

COPY INTO

C.

PUT

D.

GET

Question 134

When cloning a database, what is cloned with the database? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Privileges on the database

B.

Existing child objects within the database

C.

Future child objects within the database

D.

Privileges on the schemas within the database

E.

Only schemas and tables within the database

Question 135

A table needs to be loaded. The input data is in JSON format and is a concatenation of multiple JSON documents. The file size is 3 GB. A warehouse size small is being used. The following COPY INTO command was executed:

COPY INTO SAMPLE FROM @~/SAMPLE.JSON (TYPE=JSON)

The load failed with this error:

Max LOB size (16777216) exceeded, actual size of parsed column is 17894470.

How can this issue be resolved?

Options:

A.

Compress the file and load the compressed file.

B.

Split the file into multiple files in the recommended size range (100 MB - 250 MB).

C.

Use a larger-sized warehouse.

D.

Set STRIP_OUTER_ARRAY=TRUE in the COPY INTO command.

Question 136

A user created a new worksheet within the Snowsight Ul and wants to share this with teammates

How can this worksheet be shared?

Options:

A.

Create a zero-copy clone of the worksheet and grant permissions to teammates

B.

Create a private Data Exchange so that any teammate can use the worksheet

C.

Share the worksheet with teammates within Snowsight

D.

Create a database and grant all permissions to teammates

Question 137

When cloning a database containing stored procedures and regular views, that have fully qualified table references, which of the following will occur?

Options:

A.

The cloned views and the stored procedures will reference the cloned tables in the cloned database.

B.

An error will occur, as views with qualified references cannot be cloned.

C.

An error will occur, as stored objects cannot be cloned.

D.

The stored procedures and views will refer to tables in the source database.

Question 138

A company needs to allow some users to see Personally Identifiable Information (PII) while limiting other users from seeing the full value of the PII.

Which Snowflake feature will support this?

Options:

A.

Row access policies

B.

Data masking policies

C.

Data encryption

D.

Role based access control

Question 139

What is the purpose of multi-cluster virtual warehouses?

Options:

A.

To create separate data warehouses to increase query optimization

B.

To allow users the ability to choose the type of compute nodes that make up a virtual warehouse cluster

C.

To eliminate or reduce Queuing of concurrent queries

D.

To allow the warehouse to resize automatically

Question 140

What affects whether the query results cache can be used?

Options:

A.

If the query contains a deterministic function

B.

If the virtual warehouse has been suspended

C.

If the referenced data in the table has changed

D.

If multiple users are using the same virtual warehouse

Question 141

Which command should be used to download files from a Snowflake stage to a local folder on a client's machine?

Options:

A.

PUT

B.

GET

C.

COPY

D.

SELECT

Question 142

Which Snowflake layer is always leveraged when accessing a query from the result cache?

Options:

A.

Metadata

B.

Data Storage

C.

Compute

D.

Cloud Services

Question 143

What is the minimum Snowflake edition required to use Dynamic Data Masking?

Options:

A.

Standard

B.

Enterprise

C.

Business Critical

D.

Virtual Private Snowflake (VPC)

Question 144

Which Snowflake SQL statement would be used to determine which users and roles have access to a role called MY_ROLE?

Options:

A.

SHOW GRANTS OF ROLE MY_ROLE

B.

SHOW GRANTS TO ROLE MY_ROLE

C.

SHOW GRANTS FOR ROLE MY_ROLE

D.

SHOW GRANTS ON ROLE MY_ROLE

Question 145

Which methods can be used to delete staged files from a Snowflake stage? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Use the DROP command after the load completes.

B.

Specify the TEMPORARY option when creating the file format.

C.

Specify the PURGE copy option in the COPY INTO

command.

D.

Use the REMOVE command after the load completes.

E.

Use the DELETE LOAD HISTORY command after the load completes.

 command, which will automatically delete the files after they have been successfully loaded. Additionally, you can use the REMOVE command after the load completes to manually delete the files from the stage12.

References = DROP STAGE, REMOVE

Question 146

Which of the following features, associated with Continuous Data Protection (CDP), require additional Snowflake-provided data storage? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Tri-Secret Secure

B.

Time Travel

C.

Fail-safe

D.

Data encryption

E.

External stages

Question 147

What impacts the credit consumption of maintaining a materialized view? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Whether or not it is also a secure view

B.

How often the underlying base table is queried

C.

How often the base table changes

D.

Whether the materialized view has a cluster key defined

E.

How often the materialized view is queried

Question 148

How long is the Fail-safe period for temporary and transient tables?

Options:

A.

There is no Fail-safe period for these tables.

B.

1 day

C.

7 days

D.

31 days

E.

90 days

Question 149

If 3 size Small virtual warehouse is made up of two servers, how many servers make up a Large warehouse?

Options:

A.

4

B.

8

C.

16

D.

32

Question 150

How many days is load history for Snowpipe retained?

Options:

A.

1 day

B.

7 days

C.

14 days

D.

64 days

Question 151

The Snowflake Search Optimization Services supports improved performance of which kind of query?

Options:

A.

Queries against large tables where frequent DML occurs

B.

Queries against tables larger than 1 TB

C.

Selective point lookup queries

D.

Queries against a subset of columns in a table

Question 152

Files have been uploaded to a Snowflake internal stage. The files now need to be deleted.

Which SQL command should be used to delete the files?

Options:

A.

PURGE

B.

MODIFY

C.

REMOVE

D.

DELETE

Question 153

By default, which Snowflake role is required to create a share?

Options:

A.

ORGADMIN

B.

SECURITYADMIN

C.

SHAREADMIN

D.

ACCOUNTADMIN

Question 154

Which columns are part of the result set of the Snowflake LATERAL FLATTEN command? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

CONTENT

B.

PATH

C.

BYTE_SIZE

D.

INDEX

E.

DATATYPE

Question 155

Which statements are true concerning Snowflake's underlying cloud infrastructure? (Select THREE),

Options:

A.

Snowflake data and services are deployed in a single availability zone within a cloud provider's region.

B.

Snowflake data and services are available in a single cloud provider and a single region, the use of multiple cloud providers is not supported.

C.

Snowflake can be deployed in a customer's private cloud using the customer's own compute and storage resources for Snowflake compute and storage

D.

Snowflake uses the core compute and storage services of each cloud provider for its own compute and storage

E.

All three layers of Snowflake's architecture (storage, compute, and cloud services) are deployed and managed entirely on a selected cloud platform

F.

Snowflake data and services are deployed in at least three availability zones within a cloud provider's region

Question 156

Which feature is integrated to support Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) at Snowflake?

Options:

A.

Authy

B.

Duo Security

C.

One Login

D.

RSA SecurlD Access

Question 157

Which operations are handled in the Cloud Services layer of Snowflake? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Security

B.

Data storage

C.

Data visualization

D.

Query computation

E.

Metadata management

Question 158

What file formats does Snowflake support for loading semi-structured data? (Choose three.)

Options:

A.

TSV

B.

JSON

C.

PDF

D.

Avro

E.

Parquet

F.

JPEG

Question 159

What is the recommended way to change the existing file format type in my format from CSV to JSON?

Options:

A.

ALTER FILE FORMAT my_format SET TYPE=JSON;

B.

ALTER FILE FORMAT my format SWAP TYPE WITH JSON;

C.

CREATE OR REPLACE FILE FORMAT my format TYPE-JSON;

D.

REPLACE FILE FORMAT my format TYPE-JSON;

Question 160

Which pages are included in the Activity area of Snowsight? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Contacts

B.

Sharing settings

C.

Copy History

D.

Query History

E.

Automatic Clustering History

Question 161

Which SQL command can be used to see the CREATE definition of a masking policy?

Options:

A.

SHOW MASKING POLICIES

B.

DESCRIBE MASKING POLICY

C.

GET_DDL

D.

LIST MASKING POLICIES

Question 162

Which of the following activities consume virtual warehouse credits in the Snowflake environment? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Caching query results

B.

Running EXPLAIN and SHOW commands

C.

Cloning a database

D.

Running a custom query

E.

Running COPY commands

Question 163

When would Snowsight automatically detect if a target account is in a different region and enable cross-cloud auto-fulfillment?

Options:

A.

When using a paid listing on the Snowflake Marketplace

B.

When using a private listing on the Snowflake Marketplace

C.

When using a personalized listing on the Snowflake Marketplace

D.

When using a Direct Share with another account

Question 164

What is the recommended compressed file size range for continuous data loads using Snowpipe?

Options:

A.

8-16 MB

B.

16-24 MB

C.

10-99 MB

D.

100-250 MB

Question 165

Which of the following are characteristics of security in Snowflake?

Options:

A.

Account and user authentication is only available with the Snowflake Business Critical edition.

B.

Support for HIPAA and GDPR compliance is available for UI Snowflake editions.

C.

Periodic rekeying of encrypted data is available with the Snowflake Enterprise edition and higher

D.

Private communication to internal stages is allowed in the Snowflake Enterprise edition and higher.

Question 166

Which Snowflake object helps evaluate virtual warehouse performance impacted by query queuing?

Options:

A.

Resource monitor

B.

Account_usage. query_history

C.

Information_schema.warehouse_load_history

D.

Information schema.warehouse metering history

Question 167

How long can a data consumer who has a pre-signed URL access data files using Snowflake?

Options:

A.

Indefinitely

B.

Until the result_cache expires

C.

Until the retention_time is met

D.

Until the expiration time is exceeded

Question 168

A Snowflake user executed a query and received the results. Another user executed the same query 4 hours later. The data had not changed.

What will occur?

Options:

A.

No virtual warehouse will be used, data will be read from the result cache.

B.

No virtual warehouse will be used, data will be read from the local disk cache.

C.

The default virtual warehouse will be used to read all data.

D.

The virtual warehouse that is defined at the session level will be used to read all data.

Question 169

The bulk data load history that is available upon completion of the COPY statement is stored where and for how long?

Options:

A.

In the metadata of the target table for 14 days

B.

In the metadata of the pipe for 14 days

C.

In the metadata of the target table for 64 days

D.

In the metadata of the pipe for 64 days

Question 170

Which Snowflake URL type is used by directory tables?

Options:

A.

File

B.

Pre-signed

C.

Scoped

D.

Virtual-hosted style

Question 171

What privilege should a user be granted to change permissions for new objects in a managed access schema?

Options:

A.

Grant the OWNERSHIP privilege on the schema.

B.

Grant the OWNERSHIP privilege on the database.

C.

Grant the MANAGE GRANTS global privilege.

D.

Grant ALL privileges on the schema.

Question 172

What is the MAXIMUM Time Travel retention period for a transient table?

Options:

A.

O days

B.

1 day

C.

7 days

D.

90 days

Question 173

How can a user change which columns are referenced in a view?

Options:

A.

Modify the columns in the underlying table

B.

Use the ALTER VIEW command to update the view

C.

Recreate the view with the required changes

D.

Materialize the view to perform the changes

Question 174

If a multi-cluster warehouse is using an economy scaling policy, how long will queries wait in the queue before another cluster is started?

Options:

A.

1 minute

B.

2 minutes

C.

6 minutes

D.

8 minutes

Question 175

Which privilege must be granted to a share to allow secure views the ability to reference data in multiple databases?

Options:

A.

CREATE_SHARE on the account

B.

SHARE on databases and schemas

C.

SELECT on tables used by the secure view

D.

REFERENCE_USAGE on databases

Question 176

Using variables in Snowflake is denoted by using which SQL character?

Options:

A.

@

B.

&

C.

$

D.

#

Question 177

Which features could be used to improve the performance of queries that return a small subset of rows from a large table? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Search optimization service

B.

Automatic clustering

C.

Row access policies

D.

Multi-cluster virtual warehouses

E.

Secure views

Question 178

How often are the Account and Table master keys automatically rotated by Snowflake?

Options:

A.

30 Days

B.

60 Days

C.

90 Days

D.

365 Days.

Question 179

Which of the following statements describes a schema in Snowflake?

Options:

A.

A logical grouping of objects that belongs to a single database

B.

A logical grouping of objects that belongs to multiple databases

C.

A named Snowflake object that includes all the information required to share a database

D.

A uniquely identified Snowflake account within a business entity

Question 180

Which Snowflake tool would be BEST to troubleshoot network connectivity?

Options:

A.

SnowCLI

B.

SnowUI

C.

SnowSQL

D.

SnowCD

Question 181

What is the MAXIMUM size limit for a record of a VARIANT data type?

Options:

A.

8MB

B.

16MB

C.

32MB

D.

128MB

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