SnowPro Core Certification — Question 1179

When will Snowflake charge credits for the use of the Cloud Services layer?

Answer options

• A. Credits will be charged whenever the Cloud Services layer is used.
• B. Credits will be charged only when running a Snowflake-provisioned compute warehouse COMPUTE_WH.
• C. Credits will be charged when the daily consumption of cloud services resources exceeds 10% of the daily warehouse usage.
• D. Credits will be charged only when a virtual warehouse consumes serverless compute services.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because Snowflake charges credits when the usage of cloud services exceeds a certain threshold, which is 10% of daily warehouse usage. Option A is incorrect as it implies charges for every use, while B and D limit charges to specific conditions that do not encompass the overall usage metric.