Snowflake SnowPro Core Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 24
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Question 231

How would a user execute a series of SQL statements using a task?
Explanation:
To execute a series of SQL statements using a task, a user would use a stored procedure that contains multiple SQL statements and invoke this stored procedure from the task.
Reference: Snowflake Documentation2.
Question 232

What is the minimum Snowflake edition needed for database failover and fail-back between Snowflake accounts for business continuity and disaster recovery?
Explanation:
The minimum Snowflake edition required for database failover and fail-back between Snowflake accounts for business continuity and disaster recovery is the Business Critical edition.
Reference: Snowflake Documentation3.
Question 233

A user has a standard multi-cluster warehouse auto-scaling policy in place.
Which condition will trigger a cluster to shut-down?
Explanation:
In a standard multi-cluster warehouse with auto-scaling, a cluster will shut down when, after 2-3 consecutive checks, the system determines that the load on the least-loaded cluster could be redistributed to other clusters. This ensures efficient resource utilization and cost management.
Reference: [COF-C02] SnowPro Core Certification Exam Study Guide
Question 234

What is cached during a query on a virtual warehouse?
Explanation:
During a query on a virtual warehouse, the columns in the result set of the query are cached. This allows for faster retrieval of data if the same or a similar query is run again, as the system can retrieve the data from the cache rather than reprocessing the entire query.
Reference: [COF-C02] SnowPro Core Certification Exam Study Guide
Question 235

Which of the following activities consume virtual warehouse credits in the Snowflake environment? (Choose two.)
Explanation:
Running EXPLAIN and SHOW commands, as well as running a custom query, consume virtual warehouse credits in the Snowflake environment. These activities require computational resources, and therefore, credits are used to account for the usage of these resources.
Reference: [COF-C02] SnowPro Core Certification Exam Study Guide
Question 236

A data provider wants to share data with a consumer who does not have a Snowflake account. The provider creates a reader account for the consumer following these steps:
1. Created a user called 'CONSUMER'
2. Created a database to hold the share and an extra-small warehouse to query the data
3. Granted the role PUBLIC the following privileges: Usage on the warehouse, database, and schema, and SELECT on all the objects in the share
Based on this configuration what is true of the reader account?
Explanation:
The reader account compute will be billed to the provider account. Very Comprehensive Explanation: In Snowflake, when a provider creates a reader account for a consumer who does not have a Snowflake account, the compute resources used by the reader account are billed to the provider's account. This allows the consumer to query the shared data without incurring any costs.
Reference: [COF-C02] SnowPro Core Certification Exam Study Guide
Question 237

Which of the following can be used when unloading data from Snowflake? (Choose two.)
Explanation:
The OBJECT_CONSTRUCT function is used in Snowflake to create a JSON object from relational data, which is useful when unloading semi-structured data. The SINGLE = TRUE parameter is used when unloading data to ensure that the data is exported as a single file, which can be up to 5 GB in size.
Reference: [COF-C02] SnowPro Core Certification Exam Study Guide
Question 238

What effect does WAIT_FOR_COMPLETION = TRUE have when running an ALTER WAREHOUSE command and changing the warehouse size?
Explanation:
The WAIT_FOR_COMPLETION = TRUE parameter in an ALTER WAREHOUSE command ensures that the command does not return until the warehouse has completed resizing. This means that the command will wait until all the necessary compute resources have been provisioned and the warehouse size has been changed.
Reference: [COF-C02] SnowPro Core Certification Exam Study Guide
Question 239

Which formats does Snowflake store unstructured data in? (Choose two.)
Explanation:
Snowflake supports storing unstructured data and provides native support for semi-structured file formats such as JSON, Avro, Parquet, ORC, and XML1. GeoJSON, being a type of JSON, and XML are among the formats that can be stored in Snowflake.
Reference: [COF-C02] SnowPro Core Certification Exam Study Guide
Question 240

Which of the following are characteristics of security in Snowflake?
Explanation:
One of the security features of Snowflake includes the periodic rekeying of encrypted data, which is available with the Snowflake Enterprise edition and higher2. This ensures that the encryption keys are rotated regularly to maintain a high level of security.
Reference: [COF-C02] SnowPro Core Certification Exam Study Guide
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