SnowPro Core Certification — Question 12

True or False: Snowflake's data warehouse was built from the ground up for the cloud in lieu of using an existing database or a platform, like Hadoop, as a base.

Answer options

• A. True
• B. False

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is True because Snowflake was indeed engineered from the start to operate in a cloud environment, rather than being adapted from traditional databases or platforms like Hadoop. The False option is incorrect as it suggests that Snowflake is based on existing technologies, which is not the case.