Snowflake Data Replication and Failover Strategies: Intermediate-Level Quiz

Understanding data replication and failover strategies is essential for ensuring data availability and business continuity in Snowflake. This intermediate-level quiz covers general concepts, practical applications, and true/false questions to help you deepen your knowledge and apply these strategies effectively.

1 / 20

Failover ensures data integrity during database outages.

True

False

2 / 20

The command to create a replication group is CREATE CLONE GROUP

True

False

3 / 20

What does the term 'RPO' stand for in the context of data replication?

Recovery Performance Objective

Replication Performance Objective

Recovery Point Objective

Replication Point Objective

4 / 20

How often should data be replicated to ensure minimal data loss?

Monthly

Continuously

Weekly

Annually

5 / 20

The command to show replication groups is SHOW REPLICATION GROUPS.

True

False

6 / 20

Which of the will you use to define the primary and secondary databases in a replication group?

MAIN BASE primary_db SECOND BASE secondary_db;

PRIMARY DATABASE primary_db SECONDARY DATABASE secondary_db;

PRIMARY BASE primary_db SECONDARY BASE secondary_db;

MAIN DATABASE primary_db SECOND DATABASE secondary_db;

7 / 20

Data replication in Snowflake enhances data availability.

False

True

8 / 20

Which command is used to failover to a secondary database in Snowflake?

REPLICATE DATABASE

FAILOVER DATABASE

SWITCH DATABASE

BACKUP DATABASE

9 / 20

Which statement creates a new replication group named "sales_rep_group"?

CREATE BACKUP GROUP sales_rep_group;

CREATE CLONE GROUP sales_rep_group;

CREATE COPY GROUP sales_rep_group;

CREATE REPLICATION GROUP sales_rep_group;

10 / 20

Which feature automatically allows Snowflake to switch to a secondary database in case of failure?

Auto-Replication

Auto-Switch

Auto-Failover

Auto-Resume

11 / 20

What is a failover group in Snowflake?

A logical grouping of primary and secondary databases

An encrypted data backup

A set of data streams

A user-defined function

12 / 20

The primary objective of the Recovery Time Objective (RTO) is to define the maximum acceptable downtime.

True

False

13 / 20

Which command is used to create a replication group in Snowflake?

CREATE CLONE GROUP

CREATE BACKUP GROUP

CREATE COPY GROUP

CREATE REPLICATION GROUP

14 / 20

Which command shows the status of all replication groups in the current session?

LIST REPLICATION GROUPS;

DESCRIBE REPLICATION GROUPS;

VIEW REPLICATION GROUPS;

SHOW REPLICATION GROUPS;

15 / 20

What is the role of the PRIMARY and SECONDARY keywords in replication?

To back up data

To compress data

To define data security levels

To specify the primary and secondary databases

16 / 20

Recovery Point Objective (RPO) defines the maximum acceptable downtime.

True

False

17 / 20

What is the primary objective of a Recovery Time Objective (RTO)?

To improve query performance

To encrypt data

To reduce storage costs

To define the maximum acceptable downtime

18 / 20

Replication groups can be removed using the DROP REPLICATION GROUP command.

True

False

19 / 20

How does Snowflake achieve data consistency during replication?

By compressing data

By creating indexes

Through transactional consistency

By using encryption

20 / 20

Identify the error in the following SQL code for creating a replication group:

CREATE REPLICATION GROUP sales_group;

No error

Missing semicolon

Incorrect syntax

Incorrect group name

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Data availability and business continuity are critical components of any data management strategy. Snowflake data replication and failover strategies feature to help achieve these goals.

This intermediate-level quiz focuses on Snowflake’s data replication and failover strategies. Hence, this quiz covers everything from general concepts to practical applications and true/false questions.

Take this quiz to understand how to create replication groups and perform failovers. You will also gain insights into optimizing your Snowflake implementation for high availability and data resilience.

Good luck.