Snowflake Data Governance and Compliance: Intermediate-Level Quiz

Data governance and compliance are critical to managing data effectively and meeting regulatory requirements. In Snowflake, these aspects involve understanding and implementing various features and practices to protect data, ensure quality, and comply with legal and regulatory standards. This intermediate-level quiz will test your knowledge and skills in these areas.

1 / 20

Fail-safe allows for a 7-day data retention, even after Time Travel retention ends.

True

False

2 / 20

Only one user role can access a shared database in Snowflake.

False

True

3 / 20

Snowflake supports the setup of virtual warehouses for managing different user groups.

False

True

4 / 20

What is the role of the SYSADMIN role in Snowflake?

Managing system-level objects

Optimizing query performance

Managing security settings

Granting user access

5 / 20

Which command is used to grant a role to a user in Snowflake?

CREATE ROLE

ENABLE ROLE

GRANT ROLE

ASSIGN ROLE

6 / 20

When sharing data securely, how does Snowflake ensure compliance?

Sharing links without encryption

Sending raw data to the recipient

Creating duplicate data copies

Encrypting the data

7 / 20

Snowflake’s Time Travel feature provides a continuous backup of data.

True

False

8 / 20

Which feature in Snowflake allows the definition of security policies to protect sensitive data?
- a) Virtual Warehouses
- b) Secure Data Sharing
- c) Dynamic Data Masking (Correct)
- d) Data Clustering

Dynamic Data Masking

Virtual Warehouses

Data Clustering

Secure Data Sharing

9 / 20

Access Control can be defined at the column level in Snowflake.

True

False

10 / 20

Snowflake automatically complies with HIPAA if all security configurations are enabled.

False

True

11 / 20

Which command shows the access history for a specific table named sales_data?

SELECT * FROM access_history WHERE object_name = 'SALES_DATA';

SELECT * FROM table(information_schema.access_history) WHERE object_name = 'SALES_DATA';

SELECT * FROM information_schema.access_log WHERE object_name = 'SALES_DATA';

SELECT * FROM information_schema.access_history WHERE object_name = 'SALES_DATA';

12 / 20

You cannot share data securely between different Snowflake accounts.

True

False

13 / 20

Which role in Snowflake is responsible for managing data governance policies?

SYSADMIN

ACCOUNTADMIN

USERADMIN

SECURITYADMIN

14 / 20

How can you enforce encryption for all data in a Snowflake account?

Data is automatically encrypted by Snowflake

Creating an encryption role

Manually encrypting each table

Using the ENCRYPTION parameter

15 / 20

Snowflake uses end-to-end encryption to secure data in transit and at rest.

True

False

16 / 20

Which Snowflake feature helps in managing data retention policies?

Time Travel

Data Masking

Network Policies

Materialized Views

17 / 20

What is the primary objective of data governance in Snowflake?

- a) To enhance query performance
- b) To ensure data security, quality, and compliance (Correct)
- c) To reduce storage costs
- d) To improve data visualization

To improve data visualization

To reduce storage costs

To enhance query performance

To ensure data security, quality, and compliance

18 / 20

What is the role of the ACCOUNTADMIN role in data governance?

Optimizing queries

Overseeing all account-level operations

Managing user permissions

Encrypting data

19 / 20

Identify the error in the following SQL code for creating a role:

CREATE ROLE data_steward;

No error

Missing semicolon

Incorrect command

Incorrect role name

20 / 20

What does PII stand for in the context of data governance?

Primary Information Index

Performance Integrity Index

Personally Identifiable Information

Personal Identification Information

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This intermediate-level quiz evaluates your understanding of Snowflake data governance and compliance features.

This quiz helps reinforce key concepts and practical skills for users who already understand Snowflake basics. It is also suitable for users who want to deepen their data governance and compliance knowledge.

After completing the quiz, users will have a more comprehensive understanding of Snowflake’s governance tools and compliance protocols. It will also help you gain insight into secure data handling practices, which are essential for managing data compliant and securely.

Good luck.