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SnowPro® Associate: Platform Certification (SOL-C01)
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Complete information about the SnowPro Associate: Platform (SOL-C01) certification exam
65 questions
85 minutes
Multiple Select, Multiple Choice, Interactive
750+ (Scaled scoring from 0-1000)
2 years
Online or test center
English
Target Audience: An individual with 3+ months of knowledge using Snowflake.
Exam Topics & Skills Assessed
Key Snowflake technologies and domains covered in the Associate Platform exam
Core Snowflake Technologies:
- Snowflake AI Data Cloud - Elastic storage, elastic compute, Snowflake layers
- User Interfaces - Snowsight, Snowflake Notebooks, Worksheets (Python and SQL)
- Snowflake Objects - Databases, schemas, tables, views, data types, data loading, query history, object browsers
- Identity & Access Management - Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), role hierarchy, role types, privileges, object access by role
- Data Loading - Stages, structured and semi-structured data loading, COPY INTO, INSERT, LIST commands
- Virtual Warehouses - Standard vs multi-clustered warehouses, warehouse sizing, scaling in/out and up/down
- Unstructured Data - Directory tables, pre-signed URLs, SELECT statements
- Snowflake Cortex LLM Functions - PARSE_DOCUMENT, TRANSLATE, CLASSIFY_TEXT, COMPLETE functions
- Data Protection - Time Travel, cloning
- Data Sharing - Snowflake Marketplace, Data Exchange, private data shares
Exam Sections (4 Main Domains with Weightings):
- Interacting with Snowflake and the Architecture (35%) - Key features and benefits of Snowflake AI Data Cloud; user interfaces (Snowsight, Notebooks, Worksheets); working with Snowflake Notebooks; Snowflake objects and hierarchy; creating databases, schemas, and stages
- Identity and Data Access Management (15%) - Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), role hierarchy, role types, privileges, object access by role; database creation and exploration; using INFORMATION_SCHEMA and PUBLIC SCHEMA; context understanding; ownership transfer; basic SQL commands (EXCLUDE, SELECT *, LIMIT)
- Data Loading and Virtual Warehouses (40%) - Working with structured and semi-structured data; stages and loading data; querying structured and semi-structured data; COPY INTO, INSERT, LIST commands; virtual warehouses (standard vs multi-clustered, sizing, scaling); creating tables and loading data; unstructured data (directory tables, pre-signed URLs); Snowflake Cortex LLM functions (PARSE_DOCUMENT, TRANSLATE, CLASSIFY_TEXT, COMPLETE)
- Data Protection and Data Sharing (10%) - Continuous data protection with Time Travel and cloning; Snowflake data sharing capabilities including Marketplace, Data Exchange, and private data shares
Skills Tested:
- Setup and navigate the Snowflake user interface and Snowflake Notebooks
- Create database, stages, and use compute resources
- Load and leverage structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data
- Understand Snowflake roles and data access management
- Understand and manage the Snowflake Account structure
- Call the Snowflake Cortex LLM functions
About the SnowPro Associate: Platform Certification
The SnowPro Associate: Platform (SOL-C01) certification validates essential knowledge and skills in data management, the Snowflake user interface, and core platform features. This associate-level certification tests your ability to setup and navigate Snowsight and Snowflake Notebooks, create databases and stages, use compute resources effectively, load and leverage structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, understand Snowflake roles and data access management, manage the Snowflake Account structure, and utilize Snowflake Cortex LLM functions.
The exam will assess skills through multiple select, multiple choice, and interactive questions, testing your practical knowledge of Snowflake platform fundamentals. This certification is designed for individuals with 3+ months of hands-on experience using Snowflake, including Data Analysts, Data Engineers, Database Administrators, and anyone working with the Snowflake Data Cloud platform.
Successful candidates demonstrate proficiency in navigating the Snowflake interface, managing data objects and hierarchies, implementing role-based access control, loading and querying various data types, configuring virtual warehouses, and leveraging Snowflake's data protection and sharing capabilities. The certification validates your foundational understanding of the Snowflake platform, making it essential for professionals who need to demonstrate core competency in working with Snowflake's AI Data Cloud.