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.

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Which statement correctly creates a masking policy for a column?

CREATE MASK mask_policy AS (val STRING) RETURNS STRING -> CASE WHEN current_role() = 'SECURITYADMIN' THEN val ELSE 'MASKED' END;

DEFINE MASKING POLICY mask_policy AS (val STRING) RETURNS STRING -> CASE WHEN current_role() = 'SECURITYADMIN' THEN val ELSE 'MASKED' END;

CREATE MASKING POLICY mask_policy AS (val STRING) RETURNS STRING -> CASE WHEN current_role() = 'SECURITYADMIN' THEN val ELSE 'MASKED' END;

ADD MASKING POLICY mask_policy AS (val STRING) RETURNS STRING -> CASE WHEN current_role() = 'SECURITYADMIN' THEN val ELSE 'MASKED' END;

2 / 20

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

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

3 / 20

Which Snowflake feature helps in managing data retention policies?

Time Travel

Data Masking

Materialized Views

Network Policies

4 / 20

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

True

False

5 / 20

Dynamic Data Masking can be applied at the role level in Snowflake.

False

True

6 / 20

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

True

False

7 / 20

You cannot share data securely between different Snowflake accounts.

True

False

8 / 20

When sharing data securely, how does Snowflake ensure compliance?

Encrypting the data

Sending raw data to the recipient

Sharing links without encryption

Creating duplicate data copies

9 / 20

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

True

False

10 / 20

Snowflake allows data sharing only within the same region.

False

True

11 / 20

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

USERADMIN

SYSADMIN

ACCOUNTADMIN

SECURITYADMIN

12 / 20

What does the USE ROLE command do in Snowflake?

Creates a new role

Switches the current role to the specified role

Grants a role to a user

Deletes a role

13 / 20

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

CREATE ROLE data_steward;

Missing semicolon

No error

Incorrect command

Incorrect role name

14 / 20

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

CREATE ROLE

ASSIGN ROLE

GRANT ROLE

ENABLE ROLE

15 / 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 enhance query performance

To reduce storage costs

To ensure data security, quality, and compliance

To improve data visualization

16 / 20

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

False

True

17 / 20

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

False

True

18 / 20

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

True

False

19 / 20

How does Snowflake ensure compliance with regulatory requirements?

By enhancing data visualization

By providing free storage

By offering built-in compliance features and auditing tools

By improving query speed

20 / 20

Which feature in Snowflake helps track data access and usage?

Access History

Data Masking

Virtual Warehouses

Data Replication

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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.