Snowflake Certification Practice Test

Which of the following activities is NOT supported by Snowflake administration features?

1. Managing databases and warehouses within a Snowflake account

2. Managing roles and users within a Snowflake account

3. Monitoring usage and managing resources to control costs

4. Managing 3rd party applications providing data to a Snowflake account

The correct answer is: Managing 3rd party applications providing data to a Snowflake account

The correct choice highlights an activity that falls outside the scope of Snowflake's built-in administration features. Snowflake provides robust tools for managing various aspects of the data platform, including databases and warehouses, which are critical components for data storage and processing. Administrators can create, alter, and drop databases and warehouses, as well as manage their properties and configurations. Additionally, Snowflake has comprehensive features for managing roles and users, allowing for fine-grained access control and ensuring that data security complies with organizational policies. These features include creating roles, granting and revoking permissions, and establishing user accounts. Monitoring usage and managing resources to control costs is another integral part of Snowflake's administration capabilities. This includes features for tracking query performance, resource usage, and providing insights that help optimize costs through effective resource allocation. However, managing third-party applications that provide data to a Snowflake account is not directly supported as an administrative feature within the platform. While Snowflake can integrate with third-party tools and applications for data ingestion or analytics, the management and configuration of those external applications typically fall outside of Snowflake’s native administration framework. Instead, organizations usually handle this integration at the application level or through ETL processes, rather than through Snowflake's direct management functionalities.