Google Cloud Platform (GCP) CE Flashcards
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Which GCP service enables real-time stream processing using Apache Beam pipelines?
Answer: Dataflow
Dataflow is GCP's fully managed service for executing Apache Beam pipelines in both batch and streaming modes.
A GCP project is approaching its Compute Engine quota limit. What is the correct way to request a quota increase?
Answer: Request an increase through the IAM & Admin > Quotas page in the Cloud Console
Quota increases are requested directly through the IAM & Admin > Quotas page in the Cloud Console by selecting the specific quota and clicking 'Edit Quotas'.
Which IAM role grants read-only access to all GCP resources within a project?
Answer: roles/viewer
The roles/viewer (Viewer) primitive role grants read-only access to all resources within the project it is assigned.
What is the function of a GCP 'Shared VPC'?
Answer: Allows multiple service projects to use a network defined in a host project
Shared VPC lets an organization share a single VPC network (defined in a host project) across multiple service projects, centralizing network administration.
Which GCP database service is best suited for globally distributed ACID transactions with horizontal scaling?
Answer: Cloud Spanner
Cloud Spanner provides globally distributed, strongly consistent ACID transactions with horizontal scaling, unique among relational databases.
When using Google Kubernetes Engine, what is the difference between a node pool and a cluster?
Answer: A cluster is the overall GKE environment containing one or more node pools of Compute Engine VMs
A GKE cluster is the top-level GKE resource, and a node pool is a group of nodes within that cluster sharing the same configuration (machine type, image, etc.).
Which GCP service provides managed Apache Kafka-compatible messaging with horizontal scalability?
Answer: Managed Service for Apache Kafka
GCP's Managed Service for Apache Kafka offers a fully managed, Kafka-compatible streaming service without requiring manual cluster operations.