Which of the following describes the relationship between Gold tables and Silver tables?

Question

Options

• AGold tables are more likely to contain aggregations than Silver tables.
• BGold tables are more likely to contain valuable data than Silver tables.
• CGold tables are more likely to contain a less refined view of data than Silver tables.
• DGold tables are more likely to contain more data than Silver tables.
• EGold tables are more likely to contain truthful data than Silver tables.

• A
  94% (33)
• C
  3% (1)
• E
  3% (1)

Explanation

In the Medallion Architecture (Bronze -> Silver -> Gold), each layer represents an increasing level of data refinement. Gold tables represent the most refined, business-ready layer, typically containing aggregated metrics, KPIs, and summarized views designed for analysts and BI tools. Silver tables contain cleaned, deduplicated, and enriched row-level data but are generally unaggregated. Therefore, Gold tables are more likely to contain aggregations than Silver tables (Answer A). All other options are incorrect: both layers contain valuable data, Silver is not 'less refined' than Gold, Gold typically has less data (aggregated), and truthfulness applies to both layers.

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