Snowflake Certification Practice Test

A user cannot view the result set from a query that another user executed. True or False?

1. True

2. False

3. Only if they are granted permissions

4. Only for sensitive queries

The correct answer is: True

Snowflake employs a comprehensive security model that ensures data privacy and user permissions are maintained. When a user executes a query in Snowflake, the result set is inherently restricted to that user. This design promotes secure data handling by preventing unauthorized access to other users' query results. Therefore, the assertion that a user cannot view the result set from a query executed by another user is true and reflects Snowflake's commitment to data security and user-specific access controls. The scenario where users might share access to data does exist, but it is contingent on permission settings that allow collaboration on certain datasets or result sets. Such situations do not negate the default behavior of individual user query result visibility unless specific permissions are granted. Hence, a user will typically remain unable to view another user's query results unless explicitly permitted to do so.