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Which of the below commands will use warehouse credits?

A.
SHOW TABLES LIKE 'SNOWFL%';
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A.
SHOW TABLES LIKE 'SNOWFL%';
B.
SELECT MAX(FLAKE_ID) FROM SNOWFLAKE;
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B.
SELECT MAX(FLAKE_ID) FROM SNOWFLAKE;
C.
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM SNOWFLAKE;
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C.
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM SNOWFLAKE;
D.
SELECT COUNT(FLAKE_ID) FROM SNOWFLAKE GROUP BY FLAKE_ID;
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D.
SELECT COUNT(FLAKE_ID) FROM SNOWFLAKE GROUP BY FLAKE_ID;
Suggested answer: B, C, D

Explanation:

Warehouse credits are used to pay for the processing time used by each virtual warehouse in Snowflake. A virtual warehouse is a cluster of compute resources that enables executing queries, loading data, and performing other DML operations.Warehouse credits are charged based on the number of virtual warehouses you use, how long they run, and their size1.

Among the commands listed in the question, the following ones will use warehouse credits:

SELECT MAX(FLAKE_ID) FROM SNOWFLAKE: This command will use warehouse credits because it is a query that requires a virtual warehouse to execute.The query will scan the SNOWFLAKE table and return the maximum value of the FLAKE_ID column2. Therefore, option B is correct.

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM SNOWFLAKE: This command will also use warehouse credits because it is a query that requires a virtual warehouse to execute.The query will scan the SNOWFLAKE table and return the number of rows in the table3. Therefore, option C is correct.

SELECT COUNT(FLAKE_ID) FROM SNOWFLAKE GROUP BY FLAKE_ID: This command will also use warehouse credits because it is a query that requires a virtual warehouse to execute.The query will scan the SNOWFLAKE table and return the number of rows for each distinct value of the FLAKE_ID column4. Therefore, option D is correct.

The command that will not use warehouse credits is:

SHOW TABLES LIKE 'SNOWFL%': This command will not use warehouse credits because it is a metadata operation that does not require a virtual warehouse to execute.The command will return the names of the tables that match the pattern 'SNOWFL%' in the current database and schema5. Therefore, option A is incorrect.

asked 23/09/2024
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