Snowflake Certification Practice Test

How can the credit quota of a Resource Monitor be increased?

1. By overriding individual warehouse limits

2. By editing the Resource Monitor settings

3. It cannot be increased

4. Automatically by Snowflake

The correct answer is: By editing the Resource Monitor settings

The credit quota of a Resource Monitor can be increased by editing the Resource Monitor settings. Resource Monitors in Snowflake are designed to help manage and control credit usage by setting thresholds and limits on the consumption of credits across different virtual warehouses. By accessing the settings of a Resource Monitor, administrators can increase the credit quota, allowing for a larger amount of credits to be consumed within the specified period. This is particularly useful for organizations that may experience fluctuations in workload or require additional resources during peak times, ensuring that operations do not get interrupted due to hitting credit limits. The other options do not provide a method for increasing the credit quota directly. Overriding individual warehouse limits might adjust the consumption per warehouse but does not affect the overall credit quota of the Resource Monitor. The option stating that it cannot be increased is misleading, as it is indeed possible through the settings. Lastly, while automatic adjustments could be an appealing feature, Snowflake does not automatically increase credit quotas without user intervention. Thus, the ability to edit the Resource Monitor settings to increase the quota is the correct approach to managing credit utilization effectively.