Credit charges for Snowflake virtual warehouses are calculated based on which of the following considerations? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is C. The size of the virtual warehouse D. The length of time the warehouse is running. Snowflake bills for virtual warehouse usage based solely on (1) the warehouse size - which determines how many credits are consumed per hour (e.g., X-Small = 1 credit/hour, Large = 8 credits/hour) - and (2) the duration the warehouse is in a running (not suspended) state…

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Options

AThe number of queries executed
BThe number of active users assigned to the warehouse
CThe size of the virtual warehouse
DThe length of time the warehouse is running
EThe duration of the queries that are executed

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(45 responses)

A
2% (1)
B
7% (3)
C
87% (39)
E
4% (2)

Explanation

Snowflake bills for virtual warehouse usage based solely on (1) the warehouse size - which determines how many credits are consumed per hour (e.g., X-Small = 1 credit/hour, Large = 8 credits/hour) - and (2) the duration the warehouse is in a running (not suspended) state, billed per second with a 60-second minimum. The number of queries executed (A), number of active users (B), and query duration (E) do not directly affect credit consumption. A warehouse incurs charges whether it is executing queries or sitting idle.

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