* Snowflake supports cloning of various objects, such as databases, schemas, tables, stages, file formats, sequences, streams, tasks, and roles. Cloning creates a copy of an existing object in the system without copying the data or metadata. Cloning is also known as zero-copy cloning1.
* Among the objects listed in the question, the following ones can be cloned in Snowflake:
* Permanent table: A permanent table is a type of table that has a Fail-safe period and a Time Travel retention period of up to 90 days. A permanent table can be cloned using the CREATE TABLE ...
CLONE command2. Therefore, option A is correct.
* Transient table: A transient table is a type of table that does not have a Fail-safe period and can have a Time Travel retention period of either 0 or 1 day. A transient table can also be cloned using the CREATE TABLE ... CLONE command2. Therefore, option B is correct.
* External table: An external table is a type of table that references data files stored in an external
* location, such as Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, or Microsoft Azure Blob Storage. An external table can be cloned using the CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE ... CLONE command3.
Therefore, option D is correct.
* The following objects listed in the question cannot be cloned in Snowflake:
* Temporary table: A temporary table is a type of table that is automatically dropped when the session ends or the current user logs out. Temporary tables do not support cloning4. Therefore, option C is incorrect.
* Internal stage: An internal stage is a type of stage that is managed by Snowflake and stores files in Snowflake's internal cloud storage. Internal stages do not support cloning5. Therefore, option E is incorrect.
References: : Cloning Considerations : CREATE TABLE ... CLONE : CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE ...
CLONE : Temporary Tables : Internal Stages