Which activities are included in the Cloud Sen/ices layer? (Select TWO).

The correct answer is D. User authentication E. Infrastructure management. Snowflake's three-layer architecture separates responsibilities clearly. The Cloud Services layer handles cross-cutting concerns including user authentication and access control (D) and infrastructure management-provisioning, monitoring, and coordinating all Snowflake services…

Snowflake Cloud Data Platform Features and Architecture

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AData storage
BDynamic data masking
CPartition scanning
DUser authentication
EInfrastructure management

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A
3% (1)
B
3% (1)
C
5% (2)
D
89% (33)

Explanation

Snowflake's three-layer architecture separates responsibilities clearly. The Cloud Services layer handles cross-cutting concerns including user authentication and access control (D) and infrastructure management-provisioning, monitoring, and coordinating all Snowflake services (E). Data storage (A) belongs to the centralized Storage layer. Partition scanning (C) is performed by Virtual Warehouses (the Query Processing layer). Dynamic data masking (B) is a policy enforced by the Cloud Services layer's security engine, but between the two best answers, authentication and infrastructure management are the canonical textbook examples of Cloud Services responsibilities.

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