ADA-C01 Question 144
Single answerName various types of organization accountsA global company has a Snowflake organization that includes production workloads, a separate environment used only for application package distribution, and a finance-controlled account that centrally pays for usage. During an internal review, the lead administrator asks a new team member to identify the organization account types represented in this setup. Which combination correctly classifies these accounts?
- A
A standard account for production workloads, a listing account for package distribution, and a billing account for centralized payment
- B
A standard account for production workloads, a provider account for package distribution, and an organization account for centralized payment
- C
A member account for production workloads, a consumer account for package distribution, and a reader account for centralized payment
- D
A provider account for production workloads, a standard account for package distribution, and a billing account for centralized payment
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Snowflake organizations can include different account types for different purposes. In practice, candidates should recognize the key account types relevant to organization-level administration: standard accounts for regular workloads, provider accounts for sharing or distributing data products/applications, and the organization account for organization-wide management functions such as consolidated billing and account administration. Common distractors include terms like billing account, listing account, consumer account, or reader account, which either describe other Snowflake concepts or are not the correct organization account type names. This aligns with Snowflake documentation on organizations and account management, where the organization account is distinct from regular member accounts and provider capabilities are associated with accounts used to publish or distribute offerings.
- A. Incorrect.
Incorrect. A standard account is a valid Snowflake account type for normal workloads, but a listing account is not an organization account type used to classify an account in this way. Listings are marketplace/sharing objects, not account types. A billing account is also not a Snowflake organization account type. This option reflects a common confusion between commercial constructs and actual account classifications.
- B. Correct.
Correct. A standard account is the normal account type used for most workloads, including production. A provider account is used to share data products or application packages with consumers. An organization account is the special account used at the organization level to manage organization-wide capabilities, including consolidated billing and account administration features. This matches the scenario described.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect. Member account is not the correct classification being tested here; while accounts can belong to an organization, Snowflake documentation refers to account types such as standard, provider, and organization in this context. A consumer account is also not the right fit for package distribution, because distribution is performed by a provider. A reader account is created for data sharing to users who do not have their own Snowflake account; it is not used as the organization's centralized billing account.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect. A provider account is not the best classification for a general production workload account unless it is specifically being used to provide listings, shares, or applications. The package distribution environment could be a provider account, not a standard account if its purpose is to distribute packages. Billing account remains incorrect terminology because Snowflake uses organization account for the centralized organization-level account.