SnowPro Core Certification — Question 146

What do the terms scale up and scale out refer to in Snowflake? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Scaling out adds clusters of the same size to a virtual warehouse to handle more concurrent queries.
• B. Scaling out adds clusters of varying sizes to a virtual warehouse.
• C. Scaling out adds additional database servers to an existing running cluster to handle more concurrent queries.
• D. Snowflake recommends using both scaling up and scaling out to handle more concurrent queries.
• E. Scaling up resizes a virtual warehouse so it can handle more complex workloads.
• F. Scaling up adds additional database servers to an existing running cluster to handle larger workloads.

Correct answer: A, E

Explanation

The correct answer is A and E. Option A accurately describes scaling out as adding identical clusters to handle more queries, while option E correctly defines scaling up as resizing a warehouse for complex workloads. Options B, C, and F misrepresent the scaling processes, either by incorrectly describing the nature of the clusters or by misunderstanding the approach to scaling up.