GCP Technology & Digital Tools 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which GCP service provides a managed relational database compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL?
- Cloud Spanner
- Bigtable
- Cloud SQL (Correct answer)
- Firestore
Correct answer: Cloud SQL
Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service supporting MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.
Question 2: What is the primary advantage of using Preemptible VMs (now Spot VMs) in GCP?
- Guaranteed availability for 24 hours
- Significantly lower cost for fault-tolerant workloads (Correct answer)
- Faster CPU performance
- Persistent storage included
Correct answer: Significantly lower cost for fault-tolerant workloads
Spot VMs (formerly Preemptible VMs) are available at up to 91% discount but can be reclaimed by Google at any time, making them ideal for fault-tolerant batch jobs.
Question 3: Which GCP feature allows you to set budgets and receive alerts when spending approaches a threshold?
- Cloud Billing Export
- Budgets and Alerts in Cloud Billing (Correct answer)
- Cost Table Reports
- Committed Use Discounts
Correct answer: Budgets and Alerts in Cloud Billing
Cloud Billing Budgets let you set a spending threshold and configure alerts to notify you when actual or forecasted costs approach the limit.
Question 4: What is Artifact Registry used for in Google Cloud?
- Storing VM snapshots
- Managing container images and language packages (Correct answer)
- Archiving BigQuery query results
- Logging application errors
Correct answer: Managing container images and language packages
Artifact Registry is GCP's universal package manager for storing, managing, and securing container images and language packages like Maven and npm.
Question 5: Which GCP service enables secure, private connectivity between your on-premises network and GCP without using the public internet?
- Cloud VPN
- Cloud Interconnect (Correct answer)
- Cloud NAT
- Cloud DNS
Correct answer: Cloud Interconnect
Cloud Interconnect provides dedicated, high-bandwidth connectivity between your on-premises network and Google Cloud, bypassing the public internet.
Question 6: What does 'serverless' mean in the context of GCP services like Cloud Functions?
- No code is required to run applications
- Google manages all infrastructure; you only manage the code (Correct answer)
- Applications run only at night when servers are idle
- Data is processed without any computing resources
Correct answer: Google manages all infrastructure; you only manage the code
Serverless means the cloud provider automatically provisions, scales, and manages the servers, so developers only focus on writing code.
Question 7: Which GCP tool provides a unified interface for managing security findings across your cloud environment?
- Cloud Armor
- Security Command Center (SCC) (Correct answer)
- Cloud IAM
- VPC Service Controls
Correct answer: Security Command Center (SCC)
Security Command Center is Google Cloud's centralized security and risk management platform for identifying and remediating vulnerabilities.
GCP Technology & Digital Tools 4
Which GCP service provides a managed relational database compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL?