Which Snowflake architectural layer is responsible for a query execution plan?

The correct answer is C. Cloud services. In Snowflake's architecture, the Cloud Services layer is responsible for generating the query execution plan. This layer handles all the coordination, optimization, and management tasks, including query parsing, optimization, and compilation into an execution plan that can be…

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ACompute
BData storage
CCloud services
DCloud provider

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Explanation

In Snowflake's architecture, the Cloud Services layer is responsible for generating the query execution plan. This layer handles all the coordination, optimization, and management tasks, including query parsing, optimization, and compilation into an execution plan that can be processed by the Compute layer.

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