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Question 43

What type of metadata is maintained for each micro-partition? Select all that apply.
  • A Count of distinct values for each column
  • B Range of column values
  • C Maximum & minimum of each column
  • D Mean, median & mode of each column
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Correct answers: A, B, C

Explanation

Snowflake stores the range of column values in its metadata: the maximum and the minimum value for each column in each micro-partition. Snowflake can intelligently decide which partitions to read when processing a query using this metadata. Additionally, Snowflake stores the count of distinct values for each column in each partition in the metadata and certain other information to assist in query optimization. https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/tables-clustering-micropartitions

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