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SnowPro Core Exam - Question 23


In which layer of its architecture does Snowflake store its metadata statistics?

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Correct Answer: D

Snowflake's architecture consists of several layers, including the Storage Layer, Compute Layer, and Cloud Services Layer. The Cloud Services Layer is responsible for various services such as authentication, metadata management, query optimization, and access control. Metadata statistics, which include details about data structures, query performance, and optimization, are part of this management, hence they are stored in the Cloud Services Layer.

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Sundarr
Jan 28, 2022

Metadata manager is part of Cloud Services layer.

Mallikharjuna452
Jul 17, 2024

D.Cloud Service Layer

jeny12138Option: D
Apr 7, 2025

cloud services layer is for meta data

Percy2112Option: D
Aug 14, 2022

Cloud Service layer stores metadata of queries for optimization.

AB_DA
Sep 26, 2022

Cloud service layer

Tapasgup007Option: D
Dec 3, 2022

D is correct

Snovice
Apr 4, 2023

Correct answer should be "C". https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/intro-key-concepts Database Storage¶ When data is loaded into Snowflake, Snowflake reorganizes that data into its internal optimized, compressed, columnar format. Snowflake stores this optimized data in cloud storage. Snowflake manages all aspects of how this data is stored — the organization, file size, structure, compression, metadata, statistics, and other aspects of data storage are handled by Snowflake. The data objects stored by Snowflake are not directly visible nor accessible by customers; they are only accessible through SQL query operations run using Snowflake.

location75
Apr 6, 2023

D Cloud Service Layer of cause

Mayuri917233Option: D
May 11, 2023

D Cloud Service Layer

harshkoshta
Jun 24, 2023

I think option A is correct

MultiCloudIronManOption: D
Jul 19, 2023

Correct

zephyrvzOption: D
Oct 22, 2023

D cloud service layer

avashish
Jan 16, 2024

D cloud Service Layer

_yyuktaOption: D
Feb 23, 2024

D is correct

AnireddySaikiranReddy
Feb 25, 2024

D is correct

subhataanu
May 22, 2024

D https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/intro-key-concepts#database-storage Snowflake manages all aspects of how this data is stored — the organization, file size, structure, compression, metadata, statistics, and other aspects of data storage are handled by Snowflake. The data objects stored by Snowflake are not directly visible nor accessible by customers; they are only accessible through SQL query operations run using Snowflake.

subhataanu
May 22, 2024

Typo - Answer is C

M477h3wOption: D
Mar 27, 2025

metadata management is under "cloud services" https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/intro-key-concepts