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

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;

2 / 20

Transactional consistency ensures data consistency during replication.

False

True

3 / 20

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

Recovery Performance Objective

Replication Point Objective

Replication Performance Objective

Recovery Point Objective

4 / 20

The command to show replication groups is SHOW REPLICATION GROUPS.

True

False

5 / 20

Data replication in Snowflake enhances data availability.

False

True

6 / 20

Auto-Failover can be manually triggered in Snowflake.

False

True

7 / 20

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

True

False

8 / 20

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

Auto-Failover

Auto-Replication

Auto-Resume

Auto-Switch

9 / 20

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

Continuously

Weekly

Annually

Monthly

10 / 20

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

VIEW REPLICATION GROUPS;

DESCRIBE REPLICATION GROUPS;

LIST REPLICATION GROUPS;

SHOW REPLICATION GROUPS;

11 / 20

Which command lists all replication groups in a Snowflake account?

DESCRIBE REPLICATION GROUPS5

VIEW REPLICATION GROUPS

SHOW REPLICATION GROUPS

LIST REPLICATION GROUPS

12 / 20

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

CREATE REPLICATION GROUP sales_group;

Missing semicolon

No error

Incorrect syntax

Incorrect group name

13 / 20

What is the purpose of data failover?

To encrypt data

To enhance query performance

To reduce storage costs

To ensure data availability in case of failure

14 / 20

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

CREATE COPY GROUP sales_rep_group;

CREATE CLONE GROUP sales_rep_group;

CREATE REPLICATION GROUP sales_rep_group;

CREATE BACKUP GROUP sales_rep_group;

15 / 20

Data replication reduces storage costs in Snowflake.

True

False

16 / 20

What is data replication in Snowflake?

Compressing data for storage

Encrypting data for security

Copying data from one database to another

Backing up data to an external drive

17 / 20

What is the primary benefit of data replication?

Improved query performance

Simplified data modeling

Reduced storage costs

Enhanced data availability

18 / 20

What is a failover group in Snowflake?

A user-defined function

A set of data streams

A logical grouping of primary and secondary databases

An encrypted data backup

19 / 20

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

False

True

20 / 20

Failover ensures data integrity during database outages.

True

False

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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.