Google Cloud and Workspace Flashcards
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Which Google Cloud tool provides centralized logging and monitoring for resources?
Answer: Cloud Operations (formerly Stackdriver)
Cloud Operations (formerly Stackdriver) provides logging, monitoring, and tracing for Google Cloud.
In Google Workspace, what is the purpose of an Organizational Unit (OU)?
Answer: To apply different settings and policies to subsets of users
OUs let admins apply different policies and service settings to specific groups of users.
Which Google Cloud service offers a globally distributed, strongly consistent relational database?
Answer: Cloud Spanner
Cloud Spanner combines relational structure with global, horizontally scalable, strongly consistent data.
What does enabling 2-Step Verification in Google Workspace improve?
Answer: Account security
2-Step Verification adds a second authentication factor, significantly improving account security.
Which Google Cloud networking feature distributes incoming traffic across multiple instances?
Answer: Cloud Load Balancing
Cloud Load Balancing spreads traffic across backend instances for scalability and availability.
In Google Workspace, which app helps teams communicate through messages and spaces?
Answer: Google Chat
Google Chat provides direct messages and spaces for team collaboration.
What is the benefit of using preemptible (Spot) VMs in Compute Engine?
Answer: Lower cost for fault-tolerant workloads
Spot/preemptible VMs cost significantly less but can be reclaimed, suiting fault-tolerant workloads.
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