Snowpro Advanced Architect · Free Practice Question Easy
Question 28
- A External Functions
- B Snowflake Marketplace direct download
- C Reader Account
- D Cross-Cloud Auto-Fulfillment
- E Data Exchange subscription
Reveal correct answer
Correct answer: C
Explanation
✅ Reader Account
Explanation:
A Reader Account in Snowflake allows non-Snowflake customers to access shared data without requiring a Snowflake subscription. This enables read-only access using standard SQL clients like DBeaver, Tableau, and Power BI.
No Snowflake account required for the consumer → The provider creates a Reader Account for external users.
Supports SQL-based access → Consumers can query shared data using standard SQL tools.
Read-only access → Consumers cannot modify or load data, ensuring data security.
❌ Why the other options are incorrect?
Data Exchange subscription
→ Incorrect, because Data Exchange is for sharing data within Snowflake, but does not support non-Snowflake customers.
Cross-Cloud Auto-Fulfillment
→ Incorrect, because Cross-Cloud Auto-Fulfillment enables data replication across cloud providers, but does not provide direct access for non-Snowflake users.
External Functions
→ Incorrect, because External Functions allow Snowflake to call external APIs, but do not facilitate direct SQL-based data sharing.
Snowflake Marketplace direct download
→ Incorrect, because Snowflake Marketplace is for Snowflake users, and does not provide direct SQL access for non-Snowflake customers.
For more details, check the official Snowflake documentation on Reader Accounts.
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