Question

A data engineer is documenting how Snowflake objects are organized for a new team. They need to explain where a virtual warehouse sits in the object hierarchy compared to a table. Which statement correctly describes the placement of a virtual warehouse?

Accepted Answer

A virtual warehouse is an account-level object, whereas a table is a schema-level object contained within a database.

Answer

A virtual warehouse is a schema-level object, just like a table, and must be created inside a specific database and schema.

Answer

A virtual warehouse is a database-level object that contains one or more schemas which in turn contain tables.

Answer

A virtual warehouse is an organization-level object shared automatically across all accounts in the organization.