ACE Which Command Should the Administrator Use Practice Questions

Common Traps on Which Command Should the Administrator Use Practice Questions

·Separate verification commands from configuration commands.
·Read whether the question asks to identify, verify, fix, permit or deny.
·Small command keywords often change the correct answer.

Sample Questions

A developer has a Kubernetes Deployment manifest in a file named 'api-deployment.yaml'. Which command creates the Deployment if it doesn't exist, or updates it if it does?

Explanation: `kubectl apply -f` is idempotent — it creates the resource if absent and updates it if present. `kubectl create -f` only creates and errors if the resource already exists. `kubectl deploy` is not a valid kubectl command.

A team wants to deploy a container image at 'gcr.io/myproject/api:v2' as a Cloud Run service named 'api-service' in us-east1, accessible without authentication. Which command is correct?

Explanation: The Cloud Run deploy command syntax is `gcloud run deploy [SERVICE] --image=[IMAGE] --region=[REGION]`. `--allow-unauthenticated` enables public (unauthenticated) access. `--zone` is a Compute Engine concept, not Cloud Run. `--no-auth` and `--public` are not valid flags.

A team needs a GKE cluster named 'prod-cluster' in the us-central1 region with cluster autoscaling enabled, scaling between 3 and 10 nodes. Which command achieves this?

Explanation: The correct command is `gcloud container clusters create` with `--enable-autoscaling`, `--min-nodes`, and `--max-nodes`. `kubectl` creates resources within a cluster — it cannot create the cluster itself. `gcloud kubernetes` is not a valid command group.

Which command creates a Cloud Storage bucket named 'my-archive-bucket' in the US multi-region using the modern gcloud CLI?

Explanation: The modern `gcloud storage buckets create` command (introduced alongside the legacy `gsutil mb`) is the current recommended approach. The URI must be prefixed with `gs://`. `--location` specifies the region or multi-region.

A Cloud Function must execute automatically every time a new object is written to a specific Cloud Storage bucket. Which trigger type should be configured for the function?

Explanation: Cloud Functions (2nd gen) can be triggered by Cloud Storage events using Eventarc — specifically the `google.cloud.storage.object.v1.finalized` event. The Cloud Storage trigger (1st gen) uses the same concept. HTTP triggers require an explicit HTTP call. Pub/Sub triggers respond to messages, not storage events directly.

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