Why you should use Data Analytics in GCP Online Test?

The Data Analytics in GCP Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects: Executing data analytics tasks efficiently Using Google Cloud Platform tools for data analysis Applying statistical methods to analyze data Implementing data visualizations and dashboards Creating data models for analysis Optimizing data storage and retrieval Integrating data from multiple sources Utilizing SQL for data querying and manipulation Performing data transformations and aggregations Applying machine learning algorithms for data analysis

Data Analytics in GCP Online Test

About the test:

The Data Analytics in GCP test evaluates a candidate's knowledge and understanding of data analytics concepts and tools within the Google Cloud Platform. The test includes multiple-choice questions to evaluate understanding of data analysis techniques, data visualization and data processing in GCP.

Covered skills:

Data Analytics Fundamentals

Google Cloud Platform Basics

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9 reasons why

Adaface Data Analytics in GCP Test is the most accurate way to shortlist Data Analysts

Reason #1

Tests for on-the-job skills

The Data Analytics in GCP Online Test helps recruiters and hiring managers identify qualified candidates from a pool of resumes, and helps in taking objective hiring decisions. It reduces the administrative overhead of interviewing too many candidates and saves time by filtering out unqualified candidates at the first step of the hiring process.

The test screens for the following skills that hiring managers look for in candidates:

Ability to perform data analysis using Google Cloud Platform
Understanding of data analytics tools and techniques
Ability to develop and deploy data pipelines
Proficiency in SQL querying for data analysis
Experience in data visualization and reporting
Knowledge of statistical analysis and modeling
Understanding of cloud storage and data warehousing
Ability to optimize data analytics workflows
Knowledge of machine learning algorithms for data analysis
Familiarity with data governance and privacy regulations
Ability to troubleshoot and debug data analytics processes
Understanding of data integration and transformation
Experience in working with big data technologies and frameworks
Knowledge of data quality management
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams on data projects

Reason #2

No trick questions

Traditional assessment tools use trick questions and puzzles for the screening, which creates a lot of frustration among candidates about having to go through irrelevant screening assessments.

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The main reason we started Adaface is that traditional pre-employment assessment platforms are not a fair way for companies to evaluate candidates. At Adaface, our mission is to help companies find great candidates by assessing on-the-job skills required for a role.

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Reason #3

Non-googleable questions

We have a very high focus on the quality of questions that test for on-the-job skills. Every question is non-googleable and we have a very high bar for the level of subject matter experts we onboard to create these questions. We have crawlers to check if any of the questions are leaked online. If/ when a question gets leaked, we get an alert. We change the question for you & let you know.

How we design questions

These are just a small sample from our library of 10,000+ questions. The actual questions on this Data Analytics in GCP Test will be non-googleable.

🧐 Question
Medium Healthy Replica Google Kubernetes Engine	Solve
Sam Sankman works as Cloud Associate at FTXX Inc. FTXX’s core application is deployed in a Google Kubernetes Engine cluster. When a new version of the application is released, CI/CD tool updates the spec.template.spec.containers[0].image value to reference the Docker image of the new application version. When the Deployment object applies the change, Sam wants to deploy at least 1 replica of the new version and maintain the previous replicas until the new replica is healthy. Which change should Sam make to the Kubernetes Engine Deployment object shown below? A: Set the Deployment Strategy to Rolling Update B: Set the Deployment Strategy to Recreate C: Set maxSurge to 0 D: Set maxSurge to 1 E: Set maxUnavailable to 0 F: Set maxUnavailable to 1
Medium Network Rules Virtual Private Cloud SSH	Solve
Depp works as Google Cloud Architect at Amber Inc. Deep created an instance with following firewall rules: NAME: ssh-allow NETWORK: testnet DIRECTION: INGRESS PRIORITY: 100 ALLOW: tcp:22 NAME: deny-everything NETWORK: testnet DIRECTION: INGRESS PRIORITY: 400 DENY: tcp:0-65535,udp:0-6553 What would happen if Depp tries SSH to the instance now? A: SSH would be denied as the deny rule overrides the allow B: SSH would be allowed as the allow rule overrides the deny C: SSH would be denied and would need instance reboot for the to allow rule to take effect D: SSH would be denied and would need gcloud firewall refresh command for the allow rule to take effect
Easy Storage Costs Cloud Storage	Solve
Kloo is a social media platform similar to Twitter in the EU market and uses Google Cloud for their infrastructure requirements. Kloo generates multiple files per day. Owing to data regulations, Kloo has to store these files in the EU regional bucket. Kloo’s data team needs only the files of last 14 days for their algorithms and APIs but need to store every single file for safe keeping and regulatory purposes even though the past data is rarely accessed. Given these constraints, how can Kloo’s data team lower the storage costs?
Medium Storage in Compute Recovery Cloud Storage Backups	Solve
You work as a data manager for a large e-commerce company that heavily relies on a PostgreSQL database running on a GCP Compute Engine instance. The company has a well-established backup policy, which includes: 1. Full database backup every Monday at 1:00 AM. 2. Differential backup every day at 1:00 AM, except Monday. 3. Transaction log backup every 30 minutes. These backups are stored in Google Cloud Storage. Today is Thursday, and a data corruption incident occurred at 4:15 PM. You have the following backup files available: 1. Full backup: Full_Backup_Mon.bak taken on Monday 1:00 AM. 2. Differential backups: Diff_Backup_Tue.bak, Diff_Backup_Wed.bak, Diff_Backup_Thu.bak taken at 1:00 AM on their respective days. 3. Transaction log backups: 30-minute interval backups from Monday 1:30 AM until Thursday 4:00 PM, like TLog_Backup_Thu_1530.bak, TLog_Backup_Thu_1600.bak. Given the RPO (Recovery Point Objective) of 30 minutes, which of the following sequences of restore operations would ensure minimal data loss? A: Full_Backup_Mon.bak, Diff_Backup_Thu.bak, then Transaction Log backups from Thursday 1:30 AM to 4:00 PM. B: Full_Backup_Mon.bak, Diff_Backup_Wed.bak, then all Transaction Log backups from Wednesday and Thursday. C: Full_Backup_Mon.bak, Diff_Backup_Thu.bak, then all Transaction Log backups from Thursday. D: Full_Backup_Mon.bak, then all Transaction Log backups from Monday to Thursday 4:00 PM. E: Full_Backup_Mon.bak, Diff_Backup_Tue.bak, Diff_Backup_Wed.bak, Diff_Backup_Thu.bak, then Transaction Log backups from Thursday 1:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill
	Medium Healthy Replica Google Kubernetes Engine	2 mins Google Cloud Platform	Solve
Sam Sankman works as Cloud Associate at FTXX Inc. FTXX’s core application is deployed in a Google Kubernetes Engine cluster. When a new version of the application is released, CI/CD tool updates the spec.template.spec.containers[0].image value to reference the Docker image of the new application version. When the Deployment object applies the change, Sam wants to deploy at least 1 replica of the new version and maintain the previous replicas until the new replica is healthy. Which change should Sam make to the Kubernetes Engine Deployment object shown below? A: Set the Deployment Strategy to Rolling Update B: Set the Deployment Strategy to Recreate C: Set maxSurge to 0 D: Set maxSurge to 1 E: Set maxUnavailable to 0 F: Set maxUnavailable to 1
	Medium Network Rules Virtual Private Cloud SSH	3 mins Google Cloud Platform	Solve
Depp works as Google Cloud Architect at Amber Inc. Deep created an instance with following firewall rules: NAME: ssh-allow NETWORK: testnet DIRECTION: INGRESS PRIORITY: 100 ALLOW: tcp:22 NAME: deny-everything NETWORK: testnet DIRECTION: INGRESS PRIORITY: 400 DENY: tcp:0-65535,udp:0-6553 What would happen if Depp tries SSH to the instance now? A: SSH would be denied as the deny rule overrides the allow B: SSH would be allowed as the allow rule overrides the deny C: SSH would be denied and would need instance reboot for the to allow rule to take effect D: SSH would be denied and would need gcloud firewall refresh command for the allow rule to take effect
	Easy Storage Costs Cloud Storage	2 mins Google Cloud Platform	Solve
Kloo is a social media platform similar to Twitter in the EU market and uses Google Cloud for their infrastructure requirements. Kloo generates multiple files per day. Owing to data regulations, Kloo has to store these files in the EU regional bucket. Kloo’s data team needs only the files of last 14 days for their algorithms and APIs but need to store every single file for safe keeping and regulatory purposes even though the past data is rarely accessed. Given these constraints, how can Kloo’s data team lower the storage costs?
	Medium Storage in Compute Recovery Cloud Storage Backups	3 mins Google Cloud Platform	Solve
You work as a data manager for a large e-commerce company that heavily relies on a PostgreSQL database running on a GCP Compute Engine instance. The company has a well-established backup policy, which includes: 1. Full database backup every Monday at 1:00 AM. 2. Differential backup every day at 1:00 AM, except Monday. 3. Transaction log backup every 30 minutes. These backups are stored in Google Cloud Storage. Today is Thursday, and a data corruption incident occurred at 4:15 PM. You have the following backup files available: 1. Full backup: Full_Backup_Mon.bak taken on Monday 1:00 AM. 2. Differential backups: Diff_Backup_Tue.bak, Diff_Backup_Wed.bak, Diff_Backup_Thu.bak taken at 1:00 AM on their respective days. 3. Transaction log backups: 30-minute interval backups from Monday 1:30 AM until Thursday 4:00 PM, like TLog_Backup_Thu_1530.bak, TLog_Backup_Thu_1600.bak. Given the RPO (Recovery Point Objective) of 30 minutes, which of the following sequences of restore operations would ensure minimal data loss? A: Full_Backup_Mon.bak, Diff_Backup_Thu.bak, then Transaction Log backups from Thursday 1:30 AM to 4:00 PM. B: Full_Backup_Mon.bak, Diff_Backup_Wed.bak, then all Transaction Log backups from Wednesday and Thursday. C: Full_Backup_Mon.bak, Diff_Backup_Thu.bak, then all Transaction Log backups from Thursday. D: Full_Backup_Mon.bak, then all Transaction Log backups from Monday to Thursday 4:00 PM. E: Full_Backup_Mon.bak, Diff_Backup_Tue.bak, Diff_Backup_Wed.bak, Diff_Backup_Thu.bak, then Transaction Log backups from Thursday 1:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill	💪 Difficulty	⌛ Time
	Healthy Replica Google Kubernetes Engine	Google Cloud Platform	Medium	2 mins	Solve
Sam Sankman works as Cloud Associate at FTXX Inc. FTXX’s core application is deployed in a Google Kubernetes Engine cluster. When a new version of the application is released, CI/CD tool updates the spec.template.spec.containers[0].image value to reference the Docker image of the new application version. When the Deployment object applies the change, Sam wants to deploy at least 1 replica of the new version and maintain the previous replicas until the new replica is healthy. Which change should Sam make to the Kubernetes Engine Deployment object shown below? A: Set the Deployment Strategy to Rolling Update B: Set the Deployment Strategy to Recreate C: Set maxSurge to 0 D: Set maxSurge to 1 E: Set maxUnavailable to 0 F: Set maxUnavailable to 1
	Network Rules Virtual Private Cloud SSH	Google Cloud Platform	Medium	3 mins	Solve
Depp works as Google Cloud Architect at Amber Inc. Deep created an instance with following firewall rules: NAME: ssh-allow NETWORK: testnet DIRECTION: INGRESS PRIORITY: 100 ALLOW: tcp:22 NAME: deny-everything NETWORK: testnet DIRECTION: INGRESS PRIORITY: 400 DENY: tcp:0-65535,udp:0-6553 What would happen if Depp tries SSH to the instance now? A: SSH would be denied as the deny rule overrides the allow B: SSH would be allowed as the allow rule overrides the deny C: SSH would be denied and would need instance reboot for the to allow rule to take effect D: SSH would be denied and would need gcloud firewall refresh command for the allow rule to take effect
	Storage Costs Cloud Storage	Google Cloud Platform	Easy	2 mins	Solve
Kloo is a social media platform similar to Twitter in the EU market and uses Google Cloud for their infrastructure requirements. Kloo generates multiple files per day. Owing to data regulations, Kloo has to store these files in the EU regional bucket. Kloo’s data team needs only the files of last 14 days for their algorithms and APIs but need to store every single file for safe keeping and regulatory purposes even though the past data is rarely accessed. Given these constraints, how can Kloo’s data team lower the storage costs?
	Storage in Compute Recovery Cloud Storage Backups	Google Cloud Platform	Medium	3 mins	Solve
You work as a data manager for a large e-commerce company that heavily relies on a PostgreSQL database running on a GCP Compute Engine instance. The company has a well-established backup policy, which includes: 1. Full database backup every Monday at 1:00 AM. 2. Differential backup every day at 1:00 AM, except Monday. 3. Transaction log backup every 30 minutes. These backups are stored in Google Cloud Storage. Today is Thursday, and a data corruption incident occurred at 4:15 PM. You have the following backup files available: 1. Full backup: Full_Backup_Mon.bak taken on Monday 1:00 AM. 2. Differential backups: Diff_Backup_Tue.bak, Diff_Backup_Wed.bak, Diff_Backup_Thu.bak taken at 1:00 AM on their respective days. 3. Transaction log backups: 30-minute interval backups from Monday 1:30 AM until Thursday 4:00 PM, like TLog_Backup_Thu_1530.bak, TLog_Backup_Thu_1600.bak. Given the RPO (Recovery Point Objective) of 30 minutes, which of the following sequences of restore operations would ensure minimal data loss? A: Full_Backup_Mon.bak, Diff_Backup_Thu.bak, then Transaction Log backups from Thursday 1:30 AM to 4:00 PM. B: Full_Backup_Mon.bak, Diff_Backup_Wed.bak, then all Transaction Log backups from Wednesday and Thursday. C: Full_Backup_Mon.bak, Diff_Backup_Thu.bak, then all Transaction Log backups from Thursday. D: Full_Backup_Mon.bak, then all Transaction Log backups from Monday to Thursday 4:00 PM. E: Full_Backup_Mon.bak, Diff_Backup_Tue.bak, Diff_Backup_Wed.bak, Diff_Backup_Thu.bak, then Transaction Log backups from Thursday 1:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

Reason #4

1200+ customers in 75 countries

With Adaface, we were able to optimise our initial screening process by upwards of 75%, freeing up precious time for both hiring managers and our talent acquisition team alike!

Brandon Lee, Head of People, Love, Bonito

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Reason #5

Designed for elimination, not selection

The most important thing while implementing the pre-employment Data Analytics in GCP Test in your hiring process is that it is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. In other words: you want to use the test to eliminate the candidates who do poorly on the test, not to select the candidates who come out at the top. While they are super valuable, pre-employment tests do not paint the entire picture of a candidate’s abilities, knowledge, and motivations. Multiple easy questions are more predictive of a candidate's ability than fewer hard questions. Harder questions are often "trick" based questions, which do not provide any meaningful signal about the candidate's skillset.

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Reason #6

1 click candidate invites

Email invites: You can send candidates an email invite to the Data Analytics in GCP Test from your dashboard by entering their email address.

Public link: You can create a public link for each test that you can share with candidates.

API or integrations: You can invite candidates directly from your ATS by using our pre-built integrations with popular ATS systems or building a custom integration with your in-house ATS.

Reason #7

Detailed scorecards & benchmarks

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Reason #8

High completion rate

Adaface tests are conversational, low-stress, and take just 25-40 mins to complete.

This is why Adaface has the highest test-completion rate (86%), which is more than 2x better than traditional assessments.

Reason #9

Advanced Proctoring

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About the Data Analytics in GCP Assessment Test

Why you should use Pre-employment Data Analytics in GCP Online Test?

The Data Analytics in GCP Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects:

Executing data analytics tasks efficiently
Using Google Cloud Platform tools for data analysis
Applying statistical methods to analyze data
Implementing data visualizations and dashboards
Creating data models for analysis
Optimizing data storage and retrieval
Integrating data from multiple sources
Utilizing SQL for data querying and manipulation
Performing data transformations and aggregations
Applying machine learning algorithms for data analysis

Once the test is sent to a candidate, the candidate receives a link in email to take the test. For each candidate, you will receive a detailed report with skills breakdown and benchmarks to shortlist the top candidates from your pool.

What topics are covered in the Data Analytics in GCP Online Test?

Data Analytics Fundamentals
Data Analytics Fundamentals refers to the foundational concepts and techniques used in analyzing and interpreting data for decision-making. This skill is measured in the test to ensure that candidates possess a solid understanding of data analytics principles, such as data cleaning, data visualization, data manipulation, and statistical analysis, which are essential for effectively extracting insights from large datasets.
Google Cloud Platform Basics
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Basics covers the fundamental knowledge of the various tools and services offered by Google Cloud. Candidates are expected to have an understanding of the core GCP services like Compute Engine, Storage, and Networking, as well as be familiar with concepts such as virtual machines, cloud storage, load balancing, and autoscaling. This skill is measured in the test to assess a candidate's proficiency in utilizing GCP for data analytics tasks, which is increasingly important in modern data-driven organizations.
Full list of covered topics
The actual topics of the questions in the final test will depend on your job description and requirements. However, here's a list of topics you can expect the questions for Data Analytics in GCP Test to be based on.
Data ingestion
Cloud Pub/Sub
Data processing
Cloud Dataflow
Data storage
Cloud Storage
BigQuery
Data transformation
Cloud Dataprep
Cloud Dataproc
Data visualization
Google Data Studio
Data analysis
SQL querying
Statistical analysis
Modeling
Machine learning
TensorFlow
Apache Beam
Data pipelines
Apache Airflow
Data governance
Data privacy
Data wrangling
Data integration
Data optimization
Performance tuning
Data quality
Data validation
Spark
Cloud Composer
BigTable
BigQuery ML
Data collaboration
Teamwork
Problem-solving
Project management
Cloud IAM
Cloud Security
Error handling
Debugging
Data streaming
Apache Kafka
Data warehousing
Analytics reports
Predictive analytics
Cloud automl
Data governance policies
Cloud DLP
Data ethics
Data storytelling
Data exploration
Data manipulation
ETL
Cloud Function
Sampling techniques
Data profiling
Cloud Data Catalog
Data versioning

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What roles can I use the Data Analytics in GCP Online Test for?

Data Analyst
Data Engineer
Data Scientist
Cloud Architect
Business Analyst

How is the Data Analytics in GCP Online Test customized for senior candidates?

For intermediate/ experienced candidates, we customize the assessment questions to include advanced topics and increase the difficulty level of the questions. This might include adding questions on topics like

Extracting valuable insights from data
Applying dimensional modeling techniques
Implementing ETL processes for data integration
Designing and managing data pipelines
Working with BigQuery for data analysis
Configuring Cloud Dataflow for data processing
Building data pipelines using Apache Beam
Optimizing data processing workflows
Implementing data security and access controls
Monitoring and troubleshooting data analytics processes

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The hiring managers felt that through the technical questions that they asked during the panel interviews, they were able to tell which candidates had better scores, and differentiated with those who did not score as well. They are highly satisfied with the quality of candidates shortlisted with the Adaface screening.

85%

reduction in screening time

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Data Analytics in GCP Hiring Test FAQs

Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?

Yes, absolutely. Custom assessments are set up based on your job description, and will include questions on all must-have skills you specify. Here's a quick guide on how you can request a custom test.

Do you have any anti-cheating or proctoring features in place?

We have the following anti-cheating features in place:

Non-googleable questions
IP proctoring
Screen proctoring
Web proctoring
Webcam proctoring
Plagiarism detection
Secure browser
Copy paste protection

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How do I interpret test scores?

The primary thing to keep in mind is that an assessment is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. A skills assessment is optimized to help you eliminate candidates who are not technically qualified for the role, it is not optimized to help you find the best candidate for the role. So the ideal way to use an assessment is to decide a threshold score (typically 55%, we help you benchmark) and invite all candidates who score above the threshold for the next rounds of interview.

What experience level can I use this test for?

Each Adaface assessment is customized to your job description/ ideal candidate persona (our subject matter experts will pick the right questions for your assessment from our library of 10000+ questions). This assessment can be customized for any experience level.

Does every candidate get the same questions?

Yes, it makes it much easier for you to compare candidates. Options for MCQ questions and the order of questions are randomized. We have anti-cheating/ proctoring features in place. In our enterprise plan, we also have the option to create multiple versions of the same assessment with questions of similar difficulty levels.