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Google Cloud Certified – Professional Cloud Developer

PR000266

Validate your skills as a Professional Cloud Developer with exam code PR000266 in Google Cloud.

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Questions 321–330 of 495

Q321

You are configuring a VM instance. What happens if you select 'terminate' when shutting it down?

  • A Stops the VM temporarily
  • B Deletes the VM permanently
  • C Persists data in storage
  • D Reboots the VM
Explanation Selecting 'terminate' deletes the VM completely, unlike stopping or rebooting which do not lose the instance and its data.
Q322

Which service is best for deploying containerized applications?

  • A Google Kubernetes Engine
  • B Cloud Functions
  • C Cloud Run
  • D Compute Engine
Explanation Google Kubernetes Engine is specifically designed for managing containerized applications, while others cater to different use cases or deployment methods.
Q323

A company needs to store sensitive data securely in Google Cloud. What should they use?

  • A Cloud Storage
  • B BigQuery
  • C Cloud SQL with encryption
  • D Cloud Firestore
Explanation Cloud SQL with encryption ensures sensitive data is securely stored, whereas others do not guarantee the same level of security for sensitive data.
Q324

You are configuring a Cloud Pub/Sub topic, which method allows you to set message delivery options for subscribers?

  • A Subscription attributes
  • B Push notification settings
  • C Message retention duration
  • D Topic metadata
Explanation Subscription attributes define how messages are delivered to subscribers, while the other options relate to different configuration aspects.
Q325

Which service provides a fully managed, scalable serverless environment for building applications?

  • A Google App Engine
  • B Cloud Run
  • C Cloud Functions
  • D Compute Engine
Explanation Google App Engine is the only fully managed serverless platform for building applications, while the others are different computing environments.
Q326

A company needs to run a batch job that processes large amounts of data daily. Which service should they primarily use?

  • A Cloud Functions
  • B Cloud Dataflow
  • C Compute Engine
  • D Cloud Run
Explanation Cloud Dataflow is designed specifically for processing large batches of data, while the other services are more suited for event-driven or smaller tasks.
Q327

What happens when you attempt to use a Google Cloud service that has regional limitations in a non-supported region?

  • A Service is automatically switched to another region
  • B Error message indicating unsupported region
  • C Service will perform with limited functionality
  • D Service will not start at all
Explanation An error message is returned, as services with regional limitations won't function outside their designated regions.
Q328

Which service is best for storing structured data?

  • A Cloud Spanner
  • B Cloud Storage
  • C BigQuery
  • D FireStore
Explanation Cloud Spanner provides a relational database structure, while others are optimized for unstructured data or analytics.
Q329

A company needs to monitor CPU usage in real-time. What should they use?

  • A Cloud Functions
  • B Cloud Monitoring
  • C Pub/Sub
  • D Cloud Storage
Explanation Cloud Monitoring is specifically designed for real-time monitoring of resource usage, unlike the others.
Q330

You are configuring an App Engine service. What happens when you set the instance class too low?

  • A Application scales automatically
  • B Application performance may degrade
  • C Instance will not start
  • D Cost will increase significantly
Explanation Setting a low instance class can lead to performance issues as it may not handle the workload effectively.