Snowflake NAS-C02: SnowPro Specialty: Native Apps

Last checked October 22, 2026 against the official Snowflake exam page.

1. Question 1Managing release workflows and upgrades

   A provider fixes a defect without changing the public version name of the application. Which versioning element is changed?

   1. AThe application's marketing display name
   2. BThe provider's company name
   3. CThe consumer's warehouse size
   4. DThe patch number within the version
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   Correct answer: D

   Patches are incremental updates within a version, so a fix can ship under the same version name. The display name, company name, and warehouse size are not versioning elements.

2. Question 2Building app components

   In a Native App package, which file declares the application's version information and the artifacts such as the setup script and readme?

   1. Asetup_script.exe
   2. Bprovider_account.json
   3. Cmanifest.yml
   4. Dreadme.bin
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   Correct answer: C

   The manifest declares the version, privileges, references, and artifacts that Snowflake uses to install and run the app. The other file names are not part of the Native App packaging structure.

3. Question 3Designing Native App architectures

   A software provider wants to sell an analytics application to Snowflake customers and keep the processing inside each consumer's account rather than in an external service. Which Snowflake capability is designed for this model?

   1. AAn external REST API endpoint that the consumer's applications call over the public internet for each query
   2. BThe Native App Framework, which packages application objects for installation in consumer accounts
   3. CA shared database that the provider copies by hand into every consumer account through nightly CREATE TABLE AS SELECT jobs
   4. DA Marketplace listing that merely shares a PDF description of the product and a sample screenshot for prospects
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   Correct answer: B

   The Native App Framework packages code and objects that run inside the consumer's Snowflake account, which keeps data and processing in the consumer's environment. An external API moves processing outside the account, and a PDF does not deliver an application.

4. Question 4Deploying and troubleshooting apps

   A consumer reports that installation failed. Which first step helps identify the cause?

   1. AAsk the provider to rename the application so the install name stops colliding with existing objects
   2. BReview the error from the failing setup statement and the manifest validation output
   3. CDelete the consumer's account and create a new one with the same name before reinstalling the app
   4. DInstall the same version again with no changes or cleanup of prior state
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   Correct answer: B

   Installation errors usually point to a specific statement or manifest problem, so reviewing that output finds the cause. Recreating accounts or repeating the same install without changes does not diagnose the failure.

5. Question 5Managing release workflows and upgrades

   A release directive is set for an application package. What does it determine?

   1. AThe price consumers pay for the application each billing cycle under the listed plan
   2. BThe number of consumers allowed to install the app per region within a plan
   3. CWhich version and patch consumers receive when the application is upgraded under that directive
   4. DThe language of the application's readme and localized strings shown during install
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   Correct answer: C

   Release directives specify which version and patch the release targets, which controls what consumers are upgraded to. Price, readme language, and install counts are not set by release directives.