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Google Cloud Certified – Associate Cloud Engineer

PR000260
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Validate your skills as an Associate Cloud Engineer with exam code PR000260 in Google Cloud.

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Questions 471–480 of 498

Q471

A company needs to analyze large datasets using SQL. Which service should they use?

  • A Cloud SQL
  • B BigQuery
  • C Cloud Spanner
  • D Cloud Datastore
Explanation BigQuery is designed for analyzing large datasets; Cloud SQL is for relational databases, Cloud Spanner is for transactional workloads, and Cloud Datastore is for NoSQL databases.
Q472

Which Google Cloud service provides scalable cloud-based SQL databases?

  • A Cloud SQL
  • B Bigtable
  • C FireStore
  • D Spanner
Explanation Cloud SQL offers managed SQL databases, unlike others which target NoSQL or different use cases.
Q473

A company needs to ensure their Compute Engine instances run under a specific security context. What should they configure?

  • A Custom IAM role
  • B Service account
  • C VPC network
  • D Firewall rules
Explanation Service accounts allow for specific access controls for instances, while others do not provide the same contextual security.
Q474

You are configuring a Pub/Sub subscription to only receive messages published within the last 30 days. What happens if a message is older than this duration?

  • A It will still be received.
  • B It is dropped silently.
  • C An error is thrown.
  • D It is archived for later retrieval.
Explanation Messages older than the retention period are discarded, hence they are dropped silently and not delivered.
Q475

Which service allows you to run containers in Google Cloud?

  • A Google Kubernetes Engine
  • B Google App Engine
  • C Cloud Functions
  • D Cloud Run
Explanation Google Kubernetes Engine is specifically designed for container orchestration, while Cloud Run is for serverless container execution.
Q476

A company needs to share data without exposing full database access. Which Google Cloud service should they use?

  • A BigQuery
  • B Cloud Firestore
  • C Cloud SQL
  • D Cloud Storage Signed URLs
Explanation Cloud Storage Signed URLs allow secure access to specific files without exposing database details.
Q477

You are configuring IAM permissions for a service account. What happens if you grant the 'Viewer' role but deny 'roles/owner'?

  • A Service account can read resources
  • B Service account gets no access
  • C Service account can change IAM roles
  • D Service account can delete resources
Explanation The 'Viewer' role allows read access, while denying 'Owner' prevents changes to IAM roles.
Q478

Which service allows you to automate deployment in Google Cloud?

  • A Cloud Build
  • B Cloud Pub/Sub
  • C Cloud Functions
  • D Cloud Storage
Explanation Cloud Build automates build and deployment processes, while the others serve different purposes.
Q479

A company needs to securely manage API keys. Which Google Cloud service should they use?

  • A Secret Manager
  • B Cloud Functions
  • C Cloud Tasks
  • D App Engine
Explanation Secret Manager securely stores sensitive data like API keys, unlike the other options.
Q480

What happens when you enable Auto Scaling on a Google Compute Engine instance group?

  • A Consistent CPU usage only
  • B Instances will always increase
  • C Dynamic number of instances adjusts
  • D Billing stops during scaling
Explanation Auto Scaling adjusts the number of instances based on workload demand, while other options are incorrect.