GCP Google Cloud Platform (GCP) CE 3

Question 1

Which GCP service enables real-time stream processing using Apache Beam pipelines?

Accepted Answer

Dataflow

Answer

Dataflow is GCP's fully managed service for executing Apache Beam pipelines in both batch and streaming modes.

Question 2

A GCP project is approaching its Compute Engine quota limit. What is the correct way to request a quota increase?

Accepted Answer

Request an increase through the IAM & Admin > Quotas page in the Cloud Console

Answer

Quota increases are requested directly through the IAM & Admin > Quotas page in the Cloud Console by selecting the specific quota and clicking 'Edit Quotas'.

Question 3

Which IAM role grants read-only access to all GCP resources within a project?

Accepted Answer

roles/viewer

Answer

The roles/viewer (Viewer) primitive role grants read-only access to all resources within the project it is assigned.

Question 4

What is the function of a GCP 'Shared VPC'?

Accepted Answer

Allows multiple service projects to use a network defined in a host project

Answer

Shared VPC lets an organization share a single VPC network (defined in a host project) across multiple service projects, centralizing network administration.

Question 5

Which GCP database service is best suited for globally distributed ACID transactions with horizontal scaling?

Accepted Answer

Cloud Spanner

Answer

Cloud Spanner provides globally distributed, strongly consistent ACID transactions with horizontal scaling, unique among relational databases.

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GCP Google Cloud Platform (GCP) CE 3