Google Cloud Certified Compute and Container Services 3

Question 1

What is the maximum default timeout for a Cloud Run request?

Accepted Answer

60 minutes

Answer

Cloud Run supports a maximum request timeout of 60 minutes (3600 seconds), configurable per service.

Question 2

Which GCP compute service is best suited for running stateful, long-running background workers that don't need HTTP endpoints?

Accepted Answer

Cloud Run Jobs

Answer

Cloud Run Jobs are designed for batch or script-style workloads that run to completion without needing to serve HTTP requests.

Question 3

A company wants to ensure its GCE VMs are never preempted during a critical batch window. Which VM type should they use?

Accepted Answer

Standard on-demand VMs

Answer

Standard on-demand VMs are not subject to preemption and provide guaranteed availability, unlike Spot or Preemptible VMs.

Question 4

Which feature of GKE allows automatic node pool creation based on pending pod requirements?

Accepted Answer

Node Auto-Provisioner (NAP)

Answer

Node Auto-Provisioner (NAP) is a feature of GKE Cluster Autoscaler that automatically creates optimally sized node pools for unschedulable pods.

Question 5

A team runs a microservices app on GKE and wants to implement traffic splitting between two versions of a service. Which approach is most Kubernetes-native?

Accepted Answer

GKE Gateway API with HTTPRoute weight-based routing

Answer

The Kubernetes Gateway API with HTTPRoute supports native traffic splitting by weight, enabling canary or blue/green deployments on GKE.

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Google Cloud Certified Compute and Container Services 3