Snowflake SnowPro Core Certification Practice Exam
Snowflake SnowPro Core Certification (COF-C02) Practice Exam
About Snowflake SnowPro Core Certification Exam
The SnowPro Core Certification exam has been developed to assess the skills and knowledge of the candidates to implement and migrate to Snowflake. As a SnowPro Core Certified professional you will be required to have a deep understanding of Snowflake as a cloud data warehouse. Also, you should have good understanding to design, develop and manage secure, scalable Snowflake solutions for driving business objectives.
Architectural Principles and Practices
- Learn to perform Data Loading/Unloading
- Understanding Performance and Concurrency
- Overview of Scaling, Security, Data types, and Connectors
- Learn about Account Management
Who should take the exam?
The SnowPro Core exam has been developed for professionals who wish to showcase their knowledge of Snowflake, and the Data Platform. Candidate appearing for the exam should have the following skill and knowledge of the following concepts -
- Understanding loading and transforming Data in Snowflake
- Ability to Scalie Virtual Warehouses for Performance and Concurrency
- Skills to use Data Sharing
- Understanding of Query Constructs and DDL & DML Operations
- Ability to manage and monitor Snowflake Accounts
- Ability to work with Semi-Structured Data Snowflake's method to ensure Continuous Data Protection
Exam Details
- Exam Name: Snowflake SnowPro Core
- Exam Code: ((COF-C02)
- Number of Questions: 100
- Question Types: Multiple Select, Multiple Choice, True/False
- Time Limit: 115 minutes
- Languages: English & Japanese
- Registration Fee: $175 USD
- Passing Score: 750 (Scaled scoring from 0-1000)
- No Prerequisites
Course Outline
The Snowflake SnowPro Core Certification (COF-C02) Exam covers the following topics -
Module 1 - Overview of Snowflake Data Platform Features and Architecture
1.1 Learn the important features of the Snowflake Cloud Data Platform.
- Explain Elastic Storage
- Explain Elastic Compute
- Explain three distinct layers in Snowflake
- Explain Data Cloud/ Data Exchange/ Partner Network
- Explain categories of Cloud partner
1.2 Learn the Snowflake Tools and User Interfaces
- Overview of Snowflake User Interfaces (UI)
- Introduction to Snowsight
- Understanding Snowflake connectors
- Exploring Snowflake drivers
- Introduction to SQL scripting
- Overview of Snowpark
1.3 Learn the Snowflake's Catalog and Objects
- Understanding Databases in Snowflake
- Exploring Schemas
- Overview of Table Types
- Introduction to View Types
- Understanding Data Types
- Exploring User-Defined Functions (UDFs) and User Defined Table Functions (UDTFs)
- Overview of Stored Procedures
- Introduction to Streams
- Exploring Tasks
- Overview of Pipes
- Introduction to Shares
- Understanding Sequences
1.4 Learn the concept of Snowflake Storage
- Explaining Micro Partitions
- Understanding Types of Column Metadata Clustering
- Overview of Data Storage Monitoring
- Introduction to Search Optimization Service
Module 2 - Overview of Account Access and Security
2.1 Learn the Compute Principles
- Introduction to Network Security and Policies
- Understanding Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Exploring Federated Authentication
- Overview of Single Sign-On (SSO)
2.2 Learn Entities and Roles in Snowflake
- Explain Defining Entities and Roles in Snowflake
- Explain Granting and Revoking Privileges
- Explaining Role Hierarchy and Privilege Inheritance
2.3 Learn Data Governance Capabilities in Snowflake
- Understanding Accounts in Snowflake
- Exploring Organizations
- Overview of Databases
- Introduction to Secure Views
- Explaining Information Schemas
- Understanding Access History and Read Support
Module 3 - Overview of Performance Concepts
3.1 Learn about Query Profile
- Explaining the Use of Query Profile
- Understanding Query Plans
- Overview of Data Spilling
- Introduction to Data Cache Usage
- Exploring Micro-Partition Pruning
- Overview of Query History
3.2 Learn Virtual Warehouse Configurations
- Introduction to Multi-Clustering
- Understanding Warehouse Sizing
- Exploring Warehouse Settings and Access
3.3 Learn about Virtual Warehouse Performance Tools
- Explain Monitoring Warehouse Loads
- Explain Query Performance Analysis
- Explain Scaling Up vs. Scaling Out
- Introduction to Resource Monitors
3.4 Query Performance Optimization
- Introduction to Materialized Views
- Exploring Specific SELECT Commands for Performance
Module 4 - Overview of Data Loading and Unloading
4.1 Explain Data Loading Best Practices
- Understanding Stages and Stage Types
- Exploring File Size Considerations
- Overview of File Formats
- Introduction to Folder Structures
- Explain Adhoc/Bulk Loading using Snowflake UI
4.2 Explain Data Loading Commands
- Introduction to CREATE PIPE
- Explaining COPY INTO
- Understanding GET
- Overview of INSERT/INSERT OVERWRITE
- Introduction to PUT
- Exploring STREAM
- Overview of TASK
- Introduction to VALIDATE
4.3 Learn Data Unloading Best Practices
- Understanding File Formats for Unloading
- Handling Empty Strings and NULL Values
- Unloading to a Single File
- Unloading Relational Tables
4.4 Learn Data Unloading Commands
- Introduction to LIST
- Explaining COPY INTO
- Understanding CREATE FILE FORMAT
- Overview of CREATE FILE FORMAT ... CLONE
- Introduction to ALTER FILE FORMAT
- Exploring DROP FILE FORMAT
- Overview of DESCRIBE FILE FORMAT
- Introduction to SHOW FILE FORMAT
Module 5 - Overview of Data Transformation
5.1 Working with Standard Data
- Explaining Estimating Functions
- Introduction to Sampling
- Overview of Supported Function Types
- Introduction to User-Defined Functions (UDFs) and Stored Procedures
5.2 Working with Semi-Structured Data
- Understanding Supported File Formats, Data Types, and Sizes
- Exploring VARIANT Column
- Overview of Flattening Nested Structures
5.3 Working with Unstructured Data
- Introduction to Directory Tables
- Explaining SQL File Functions
- Purpose of User-Defined Functions (UDFs) for Data Analysis
Module 6 - Overview of Data Protection and Data Sharing
6.1 Explain Continuous Data Protection with Snowflake
- Overview of Time Travel
- Explaining Fail-Safe
- Understanding Data Encryption
- Introduction to Cloning
- Exploring Replication
6.2 Explain Snowflake Data Sharing Capabilities
- Understanding Account Types
- Exploring Data Marketplace and Data Exchange
- Introduction to Private Data Exchange
- Overview of Access Control Options
- Introduction to Shares
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