20+ practice questions focused on Data Pipeline Orchestration — one of the most tested topics on the Google Cloud Associate Data Practitioner (GCP-ADP) exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation so you learn why the right answer is correct.
Start Data Pipeline Orchestration PracticeYou need to run a task in Cloud Composer only if the previous task failed. Which Trigger Rule should you use?
Explanation: The one_failed trigger rule fires a task when at least one upstream task has failed, which is exactly the requirement to run a task only if a previous task failed. This is commonly used for error-handling or cleanup tasks that should execute on failure. It is the correct trigger rule for failure-conditional execution.
You have a Workflow that must wait for a specific time duration before proceeding. Which step type is most appropriate?
Explanation: The sys.sleep step type is most appropriate for a Workflow that must wait for a specific time duration before proceeding. In Google Cloud Workflows, sys.sleep is a built-in function that pauses the execution for a specified duration, allowing the workflow to wait before continuing. It is designed exactly for this purpose and is simple to use.
You are migrating a legacy Airflow environment to Cloud Composer. You need to ensure that local Python packages used by custom operators are installed correctly. What is the recommended approach?
Explanation: The recommended approach for installing local Python packages in Cloud Composer is to upload a requirements.txt file to the environment's bucket (specifically in the dags/ folder or configured path). Composer automatically installs these dependencies on the Airflow workers and schedulers during environment creation or update.
A task in your Airflow DAG involves a long-running process that might exceed the default Airflow worker pod timeout. How should you handle this?
Explanation: Airflow's execution_timeout parameter defines the maximum runtime allowed for a task instance before the scheduler marks it as failed and terminates it. Setting this parameter on the specific long-running task overrides the default and prevents the worker from killing the task prematurely. This is the correct, task-scoped mechanism for handling processes that legitimately need more time than the default allows.
You need to pass a JSON object into a Workflows execution. How should you format the argument in the 'gcloud workflows executions' command?
Explanation: The gcloud workflows executions command accepts runtime arguments via the --data flag, which takes a JSON string representing the input to the workflow. This is the documented, standard way to pass structured data into a Workflows execution. The workflow then accesses this data through its input argument.
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