Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Test

The GCP (Google Cloud Platform) test uses scenario-based MCQs to evaluate candidates on their knowledge of GCP services, including compute, storage, networking, security, and IAM (Identity and Access Management). The test aims to evaluate a candidate's ability to design, implement and manage secure, scalable, and highly available GCP solutions.

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12 Google Cloud Platform MCQs

Covered skills:

Google Compute Engine

Google App Engine

Google Kubernetes Engine

Google Cloud Storage

Google Cloud Bigtable

Google Cloud Spanner

Google Cloud SQL

Google Cloud Pub/Sub

Google Cloud Functions

Google Cloud Identity and Access Management

Google Cloud Networking

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

Ability to provision and manage virtual machines using Google Compute Engine
Ability to deploy and scale applications on Google App Engine
Ability to deploy and manage containerized applications on Google Kubernetes Engine
Ability to store and retrieve data in Google Cloud Storage
Ability to design and manage NoSQL databases with Google Cloud Bigtable
Ability to design and manage globally distributed relational databases with Google Cloud Spanner
Ability to provision and manage relational databases with Google Cloud SQL
Ability to create and manage message queues with Google Cloud Pub/Sub
Ability to develop serverless functions with Google Cloud Functions
Ability to manage user access and permissions with Google Cloud Identity and Access Management
Ability to configure and manage virtual networks, firewalls, and load balancers with Google Cloud Networking

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🧐 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.

Test candidates on core Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Hiring Test topics

Google Compute Engine: Google Compute Engine is an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering that allows users to create and manage virtual machines in the cloud. It provides scalable computing resources for running applications and enables users to customize their virtual machine instances with CPU, memory, and storage options. This skill should be measured in the test to assess candidates' ability to provision and manage virtual machines in a cloud environment.

Google App Engine: Google App Engine is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering that enables developers to build and host web applications on Google's infrastructure. It simplifies the process of deploying and scaling applications by automatically managing the underlying infrastructure. This skill should be measured in the test to evaluate candidates' proficiency in developing and deploying scalable web applications on Google Cloud Platform.

Google Kubernetes Engine: Google Kubernetes Engine is a managed environment for deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications using Kubernetes. It provides a reliable and efficient way to orchestrate the deployment of containers across multiple nodes, ensuring high availability and scalability. This skill should be measured in the test to gauge candidates' knowledge of containerization and their ability to deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes.

Google Cloud Storage: Google Cloud Storage is an object storage service that allows users to store and retrieve data in the cloud. It provides secure, durable, and scalable storage for various types of data, including unstructured data. This skill should be measured in the test to assess candidates' familiarity with cloud storage concepts and their ability to use Google Cloud Storage effectively.

Google Cloud Bigtable: Google Cloud Bigtable is a distributed NoSQL database service designed for handling massive amounts of data with low latency. It is used for storing and analyzing large datasets, such as time series data and multimedia content. This skill should be measured in the test to evaluate candidates' knowledge and experience in working with Bigtable and their ability to design and implement data storage solutions for large-scale applications.

Google Cloud Spanner: Google Cloud Spanner is a globally distributed relational database service that provides horizontal scalability, strong consistency, and high availability. It is suitable for mission-critical applications that require low-latency transactions and global data replication. This skill should be measured in the test to assess candidates' understanding of distributed databases and their ability to design and manage scalable relational database solutions using Spanner.

Google Cloud SQL: Google Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service that makes it easy to set up, manage, and administer MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server databases in the cloud. It provides automatic backups, scale-out capabilities, and built-in security features. This skill should be measured in the test to evaluate candidates' proficiency in working with managed relational databases and their ability to leverage Cloud SQL for building scalable and secure applications.

Google Cloud Pub/Sub: Google Cloud Pub/Sub is a messaging service that allows applications to exchange messages in real-time. It provides reliable, scalable, and asynchronous communication between distributed systems and applications. This skill should be measured in the test to assess candidates' knowledge of event-driven architectures and their ability to implement real-time messaging solutions using Pub/Sub.

Google Cloud Functions: Google Cloud Functions is a serverless compute service that allows users to run event-driven code in the cloud. It enables developers to build and deploy small, single-purpose functions that respond to events and can be automatically scaled. This skill should be measured in the test to gauge candidates' familiarity with serverless computing concepts and their ability to develop and deploy serverless applications using Cloud Functions.

Google Cloud Identity and Access Management: Google Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a centralized security management system that enables administrators to manage access control and permissions for Google Cloud resources. It provides fine-grained control over who can access specific resources and what actions they can perform. This skill should be measured in the test to evaluate candidates' understanding of IAM concepts and their ability to implement secure access control policies for Google Cloud resources.

Google Cloud Networking: Google Cloud Networking encompasses a range of networking services and technologies offered by Google Cloud Platform. It includes virtual private cloud (VPC) for creating isolated network environments, load balancing for distributing traffic across multiple instances, DNS for domain name management, and VPN for securely connecting on-premises networks to the cloud. This skill should be measured in the test to assess candidates' knowledge of networking fundamentals and their ability to design and configure networking solutions on Google Cloud Platform.

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