Snowflake COF-C02 Questions Answers

 The COPY command is used in Snowflake to load data from files located in an external stage into a table. This command allows for efficient and parallelized data loading from various file formats1.

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Snowpipe via REST API can reference both named internal stages within Snowflake and external stages, suchas Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, or Microsoft Azure1. This means that Snowpipe is not limited to only external stages as a source for data loading.

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Serverless features in Snowflake are billed based on the time they are used, measured in minutes. The cost is calculated by multiplying the duration of the job by an automatic sizing determined by Snowflake, with a minimum billing increment of one minute. This means that even if a serverless feature is used for less than a minute, it will still be billed for the full minute.

 Snowflake uses a Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) model to manage access to data and resources. Additionally, Snowflake ensures that all data is encrypted, both at rest and in transit, to provide a high level of security for data stored within the platform. References: [COF-C02] SnowPro Core Certification Exam Study Guide