Answer: Authentication, Metadata

The Snowflake Cloud Services layer manages services that coordinate and manage the overall Snowflake platform. According to the community discussion and Snowflake documentation, Authentication (C) and Metadata (E) are managed by the Service Layer. Authentication handles user authentication and access control, while Metadata manages information about database objects, schemas, and query history. Options A (Compute resources) and B (Query execution) are managed by the Compute Layer (virtual warehouses), and option D (Data storage) is managed by the Storage Layer. The community discussion shows 100% consensus on CE, with multiple users confirming this and referencing official Snowflake documentation.

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