SnowPro Core Certification — Question 481

Which statement accurately describes Snowflake's architecture?

Answer options

• A. It uses a local data repository for all compute nodes in the platform.
• B. It is a blend of shared-disk and shared-everything database architectures.
• C. It is a hybrid of traditional shared-disk and shared-nothing database architectures.
• D. It reorganizes loaded data into internal optimized, compressed, and row-based format.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because Snowflake's architecture indeed incorporates elements of both shared-disk and shared-nothing models, allowing for efficient data processing and storage. Option A is incorrect as it does not utilize a local data repository for compute nodes, while B mischaracterizes the architecture as a blend of shared-disk and shared-everything, which is not accurate. Option D, although true about data organization, does not describe the architecture itself.