Which two statements describe Snowflake's elasticity features? (Choose two)

The correct answer is B. Compute resources can scale independently D. Storage scales automatically based on demand. Snowflake's architecture separates storage from compute, which is the foundation of its elasticity. Compute (virtual warehouses) can be scaled up/down or out/in independently of storage at any time, even while queries are running (B). Storage in Snowflake's cloud-native layer (ba

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AStorage and compute are tightly coupled for high performance
BCompute resources can scale independently
CSnowflake supports semi-structured data formats
DStorage scales automatically based on demand

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A
2% (1)
B
93% (39)
C
5% (2)

Explanation

Snowflake's architecture separates storage from compute, which is the foundation of its elasticity. Compute (virtual warehouses) can be scaled up/down or out/in independently of storage at any time, even while queries are running (B). Storage in Snowflake's cloud-native layer (backed by S3, Azure Blob, or GCS) scales automatically and continuously without user intervention (D). Option A is incorrect because storage and compute are deliberately decoupled, not tightly coupled. Option C (semi-structured data support) is a feature, not an elasticity characteristic.

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