Google Cloud Certified Cloud Operations and Monitoring 2

Question 1

A company needs to export all GCP logs to a centralized BigQuery dataset for long-term analysis. What is the best approach?

Accepted Answer

Configure a Log Sink to route logs to BigQuery

Answer

Log Sinks in Cloud Logging automatically route log entries to destinations like BigQuery, Cloud Storage, or Pub/Sub for archival and analysis.

Question 2

What is the default log retention period for audit logs in Cloud Logging?

Accepted Answer

400 days

Answer

By default, Cloud Audit Logs (Admin Activity and System Event) are retained for 400 days in Cloud Logging.

Question 3

Which GCP monitoring concept defines a target level of service that is measured against an error budget?

Accepted Answer

SLO (Service Level Objective)

Answer

An SLO defines the target reliability level (e.g., 99.9% availability) and is used to calculate the error budget for the service.

Question 4

A team wants to debug a production Cloud Run service without redeploying or adding log statements. Which GCP tool allows setting breakpoints and inspecting state?

Accepted Answer

Cloud Debugger (Snapshot Debugger)

Answer

Cloud Debugger (now Snapshot Debugger) allows inspecting application state at specific code locations in running apps without stopping or redeploying.

Question 5

Which Cloud Monitoring chart type is most appropriate for visualizing the distribution of request latencies over time?

Accepted Answer

Heatmap

Answer

Heatmaps display the distribution of values across time, making them ideal for visualizing latency percentiles and outliers.

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Google Cloud Certified Cloud Operations and Monitoring 2