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Snowflake COF-C03 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Snowflake |
| Exam Name: | SnowPro® Core Certification Exam |
| Exam Number: | COF-C03 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Exam Price: | $175 USD |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice, Scenario-based, Single select, Multi-select |
| Available Languages: | English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean |
| Passing Score: | 750 / 1000 |
| Real Exam Qty: | 100 |
| Related Certifications: | SnowPro® Advanced SnowPro® Specialty |
| Exam Duration: | 115 minutes |
| Recommended Training: | SnowPro Core Study Guide Snowflake Official Learning Path |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration |
| Sample Questions: | Snowflake COF-C03 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored (OnVUE) or in-person at Pearson VUE test centers |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisites; recommended 6+ months hands-on experience with Snowflake |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.snowflake.com/en/certifications/snowpro-core/ |
Snowflake COF-C03 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Account Management & Data Governance | 20% | - Security: Network Policies, MFA, Encryption - Trust Center, Data Lineage, Compliance - Access Control: RBAC, DAC, Roles, Privileges - Governance: Resource Monitors, Data Masking, Row/Column Security |
| Data Loading, Unloading & Connectivity | 18% | - External Integrations, Connectors, SnowSQL - Stages, File Formats, COPY INTO, Snowpipe - Unloading Data, Export Options - Bulk Load, Streaming, Dynamic Tables |
| Snowflake Architecture & Core Concepts | 31% | - Snowsight Interface, Core Platform Features - Databases, Schemas, Objects, Data Types - Virtual Warehouses, Clustering, Caching - Cloud Services Layer, Compute Layer, Storage Layer |
| Performance Optimization, Querying & Transformation | 21% | - Cortex AI, Notebooks, Apache Iceberg Tables - Materialized Views, Streams, Tasks, Pipelines - SQL Transformations, Semi-structured/Unstructured Data - Query Processing, Profiling, Optimization |
| Data Collaboration & Protection | 10% | - Secure Data Sharing, Listings, Marketplace - Data Protection, Retention, Time Travel, Fail-safe - Data Clean Rooms, Collaboration Features |
Snowflake SnowPro® Core Certification 2026 Exam (COF-C03) Sample Questions:
1. The following settings are configured:
THE MIN_DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS is set to 5 at the account level.
THE DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS is set to 2 at the object level.
For how many days will the data be retained at the object level?
A) 5
B) 2
C) 3
D) 7
2. A developer expects Snowflake to refresh a dynamic table incrementally, but Snowflake selects full refresh mode instead.
Which query operator can prevent incremental refresh and cause Snowflake to use full refresh mode when REFRESH_MODE = AUTO?
A) LATERAL JOIN
B) GROUP BY
C) DISTINCT
D) UNION ALL
3. Which of the following SQL statements will list the version of the drivers currently being used?
A) Execute SELECT CURRENT_ODBC_CLlENT(); from the Web Ul
B) Execute SELECT CURRENT_VERSION (); from the Python Connector
C) Execute SELECT CURRENT_CLIENT(); from an application
D) Execute SELECT CURRENT_JDBC_VERSION() ; from SnowSQL
4. From what stage can a Snowflake user omit the FROM clause while loading data into a table?
A) The table stage
B) The internal named stage
C) The external named stage
D) The user stage
5. Which Snowflake objects are supported by Snowpipe Streaming? (Select TWO)
A) Tables with columns containing the GEOMETRY datatype
B) Permanent tables
C) Temporary tables
D) Tables using sequences to generate names for columns
E) Tables with a default column that is not NULL
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: B | Question # 2 Answer: A | Question # 3 Answer: D | Question # 4 Answer: A | Question # 5 Answer: A,B |
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