SnowPro Advanced: Architect

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SnowPro Advanced: Architect

ARA-C01

The SnowPro Advanced: Architect certification is an elite-level credential designed for professionals who have moved beyond basic administration into the realm of strategic solution design

115 min
70% to pass
65 bank questions
4 domains
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Sample SnowPro Advanced: Architect exam question

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MasterAccounts & Security

Your organization uses Streams to consume DML changes from source tables. Which two facts about Stream consumption and multi-consumer usage should guide the design?

Exam facts at a glance

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Time limit
115 minutes
Passing score
70%
Domains
4
Questions in our bank
65
Level
PROFESSIONAL
Measured complexity
2.0 / 10
Question mix
24 single · 21 multi · 20 interactive

Where the hard questions actually are

We score every question in the bank 1-10 on a reproducible formula. Below is the per-domain breakdown.

Exam complexity score2.0/10Gentle · measured across 65 bank questions
  • Accounts & Security16 questions · complexity 1.9/10 · Gentle

    31% multi-select · 0% scenario · 31% interactive

  • Data Engineering16 questions · complexity 2.1/10 · Gentle

    38% multi-select · 0% scenario · 31% interactive

  • Performance Optimization13 questions · complexity 2.2/10 · Gentle

    38% multi-select · 0% scenario · 31% interactive

  • Snowflake Architecture20 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle

    35% multi-select · 0% scenario · 30% interactive

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