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Snowflake ADA-C01 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Snowflake |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | SnowPro Advanced: Administrator Certification Exam |
| Exam Number: | ADA-C01 |
| Passing Score: | 750 (scale 0-1000) |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Exam Price: | $375 USD |
| Related Certifications: | SnowPro Advanced: Architect SnowPro Advanced: Security Engineer SnowPro Core |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice, Multiple Select, Scenario-based |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Duration: | 115 minutes |
| Real Exam Qty: | 65 |
| Recommended Training: | Snowflake Official Training |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored (OnVUE) or onsite at Pearson VUE test centers |
| Pre Condition: | Active SnowPro Core Certification; 2+ years hands-on Snowflake administration experience |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.snowflake.com/en/certifications/snowpro-advanced-administrator-c01/ |
Snowflake ADA-C01 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Database & Object Administration | 20% | - Object lifecycle & permissions - Stages, file formats & external access - Storage management & data types |
| Topic 2: Security & Access Control | 25% | - Authentication, MFA & federation - Data security, masking & classification - RBAC, roles & privileges design - Audit, compliance & SCIM integration |
| Topic 3: Data Sharing & Marketplace | 10% | - Secure data sharing & data exchanges - Marketplace provider & consumer management |
| Topic 4: Virtual Warehouse & Performance | 15% | - Warehouse sizing, scaling & monitoring - Query optimization & clustering - Concurrency & resource monitoring |
| Topic 5: Disaster Recovery & Replication | 10% | - Time Travel & Fail-safe configuration - Backup & recovery strategies - Database & account replication |
| Topic 6: Account Management & Governance | 20% | - Account configuration & organization setup - Resource management & policies - Cost management & usage monitoring |
Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Administrator Exam FAQs and Straight Answers
The ADA-C01 exam, officially titled SnowPro Advanced Administrator, is the qualifying test for the SnowPro Advanced: Administrator certification from Snowflake, a credential at the Advanced level. Passing it proves you have the skills employers look for in certified professionals, and it can also support progress toward related credentials such as SnowPro Core, SnowPro Advanced: Architect, SnowPro Advanced: Security Engineer.
The Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Administrator exam gives you 115 minutes to work through 65 questions. That is a steady pace with little room for second-guessing, so train yourself to read each question once, flag the difficult ones, and keep moving. Before exam day, sit at least two full timed sessions in the ValidVCE test engine — when the clock feels familiar, it stops being a threat.
You need 750 (scale 0-1000) to pass, and the official registration fee is $375 USD. Fall short and you pay that fee in full again for every retake, which makes solid preparation the cheaper option by far. Work through the ValidVCE practice questions until you score comfortably above the passing mark, then book your seat.
Active SnowPro Core Certification; 2+ years hands-on Snowflake administration experience Eligibility rules can change over time, so before you register, confirm the latest requirements on the official exam page: Snowflake ADA-C01 exam overview.
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The exam is delivered as Online proctored (OnVUE) or onsite at Pearson VUE test centers, so you can pick the option that fits your schedule when you book.
Snowflake recommends the following training for Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Administrator candidates:
Pair that training with the 80 practice questions from ValidVCE and you can check your readiness topic by topic before exam day.
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The Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Administrator syllabus is organized into 6 domains. The main areas include Disaster Recovery & Replication (10%), Virtual Warehouse & Performance (15%), and Data Sharing & Marketplace (10%). Scroll up to the Exam Topics section above for the complete, current outline before you plan your study schedule.
Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Administrator Sample Questions:
A resource monitor named MONTHLY_FINANCE_LIMIT has been created and applied to two virtual warehouses (fin_wh1 and fin_wh2) using the following SQL:
Given that the combined total of credits consumed by fin_wh1 and fin_wh2 (including cloud services) has reached 800 credits and both warehouses are suspended, what should the ACCOUNTADMIN execute to allow both warehouses to be resumed? (Select TWO).
- A. ALTER RESOURCE MONITOR MONTHLY_FINANCE_LIMIT RESET;
- B. ALTER RESOURCE MONITOR MONTHLY_FINANCE_LIMIT SET CREDIT_QUOTA = 1500;
- C. ALTER WAREHOUSE fin_wh2 RESUME;
- D. ALTER WAREHOUSE fin_wh2 UNSET RESOURCE_MONITOR MONTHLY_FINANCE_LIMIT;
- E. ALTER WAREHOUSE fin_wh1 UNSET RESOURCE_MONITORS;
- F. ALTER WAREHOUSE fin_wh1 UNSET RESOURCE_MONITOR MONTHLY_FINANCE_LIMIT;
- G. ALTER WAREHOUSE fin_wh1 RESUME;
Correct Answer: A,B 🗳️
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A company has many users in the role ANALYST who routinely query Snowflake through a reporting tool. The Administrator has noticed that the ANALYST users keep two small clusters busy all of the time, and occasionally they need three or four clusters of that size.
Based on this scenario, how should the Administrator set up a virtual warehouse to MOST efficiently support this group of users?
- A. Create a multi-cluster warehouse with MIN_CLUSTERS set to 2. Set the warehouse to auto-resume and auto-suspend, and give USAGE privileges to the ANALYST role. Allow the warehouse to auto-scale.
- B. Create a standard X-Large warehouse, which is equivalent to four small clusters. Set the warehouse to auto-resume and auto-suspend, and give USAGE privileges to the ANALYST role.
- C. Create a multi-cluster warehouse with MIN_CLUSTERS set to 1. Give MANAGE privileges to the ANALYST role so this group can start and stop the warehouse, and increase the number of clusters as needed.
- D. Create four virtual warehouses (sized Small through XL) and set them to auto-suspend and auto-resume. Have users in the ANALYST role select the appropriate warehouse based on how many queries are being run.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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A Snowflake Administrator has a multi-cluster virtual warehouse and is using the Snowflake Business Critical edition. The minimum number of clusters is set to 2 and the maximum number of clusters is set to 10. This configuration works well for the standard workload, rarely exceeding 5 running clusters. However, once a month the Administrator notes that there are a few complex long-running queries that are causing increased queue time and the warehouse reaches its maximum limit at 10 clusters.
Which solutions will address the issues happening once a month? (Select TWO).
- A. Increase the minimum number of clusters started in the multi-cluster configuration to 5.
- B. Have the group running the complex monthly queries use a separate appropriately-sized warehouse to support their workload.
- C. Examine the complex queries and determine if they can be made more efficient using clustering keys or materialized views.
- D. Increase the multi-cluster maximum to 20 or more clusters.
- E. Use a task to increase the cluster size for the time period that the more complex queries are running and another task to reduce the size of the cluster once the complex queries complete.
Correct Answer: B,E 🗳️
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When adding secure views to a share in Snowflake, which function is needed to authorize users from another account to access rows in a base table?
- A. CURRENT_USER
- B. CURRENT_CLIENT
- C. CURRENT_ROLE
- D. CURRENT ACCOUNT
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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Which actions are considered breaking changes to data that is shared with consumers in the Snowflake Marketplace? (Select TWO).
- A. Unpublishing the data listing
- B. Deleting data from a table
- C. Dropping a column from a table
- D. Adding region availability to the listing
- E. Renaming a table
Correct Answer: C,E 🗳️
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