Cloud Digital Leader Why Cloud Technology Can Transform Business Practice Test 3 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A startup wants to launch a new web application globally with minimal upfront investment and the ability to scale automatically based on traffic. Which cloud deployment model best meets these requirements?

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Public cloud. Public cloud offers on-demand resources, pay-as-you-go pricing, and global reach without upfront capital expenditure.

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On-premises private cloud

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Hybrid cloud

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Multi-cloud

Question 2

A company wants to reduce its carbon footprint by running workloads on Google Cloud. Which Google Cloud commitment directly supports this goal?

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Google Cloud's 100% renewable energy match for operations. Google Cloud matches 100% of its global electricity consumption with renewable energy and aims to run on carbon-free energy 24/7 by 2030.

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Choosing a region with lower CO2 equivalent per kWh

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Using preemptible VMs

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Using committed use discounts

Question 3

What is a key business benefit of moving from a capital expenditure (CapEx) model for IT infrastructure to an operational expenditure (OpEx) model like pay-as-you-go cloud computing?

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Improved cash flow by avoiding large upfront hardware purchases. Pay-as-you-go eliminates large upfront hardware costs, converting them to variable costs based on usage, which improves cash flow and agility.

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Elimination of all IT staff

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Reduced need for software licenses

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Guaranteed performance improvement

Question 4

An enterprise is planning to migrate its on-premises data center to Google Cloud to avoid a hardware refresh cycle. The migration must minimize application changes. Which migration strategy should they prioritize?

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Lift and shift (rehost). Lift and shift (rehost) moves applications as-is to cloud VMs, minimizing changes while avoiding hardware refresh costs.

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Re-architecting applications to use microservices

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Replacing applications with SaaS

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Refactoring to use managed services like Cloud SQL

Question 5

A media company needs to deliver video content to users worldwide with low latency. They want to cache content at edge locations. Which Google Cloud service should they use?

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Cloud CDN. Cloud CDN uses Google's global edge network to cache content close to users, reducing latency for media delivery.

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Cloud Storage

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Cloud Load Balancing

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Cloud Interconnect

Question 6

Which cloud benefit allows a company to automatically add or remove computing resources based on demand, avoiding both over-provisioning and under-provisioning?

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Elasticity. Elasticity (a form of scalability) enables automatic adjustment of resources to match demand, optimizing cost and performance.

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High availability

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Pay-as-you-go

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Global reach

Question 7

A company is evaluating Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for migrating from on-premises to Google Cloud. Which cost is typically reduced or eliminated in the cloud?

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Data center facility and hardware maintenance costs. On-premises costs like data center facility, power, cooling, and hardware maintenance are eliminated in the cloud, as the provider manages the infrastructure.

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Software subscription fees

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Cloud storage costs

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Internet bandwidth costs

Question 8

An organization wants to use Google Cloud's AI/ML services to build a custom image recognition model without managing the underlying infrastructure. Which Google Cloud service should they use?

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AutoML Vision. AutoML Vision provides a no-code environment to train custom models with minimal ML expertise, while Vertex AI is a full platform requiring more setup.

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TensorFlow on Compute Engine

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Cloud Vision API

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Vertex AI Workbench

Question 9

A retailer experiences traffic spikes during holiday sales. They want to ensure their website can handle the load without performance degradation. Which cloud characteristic is most relevant?

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Scalability. Scalability (specifically vertical and horizontal scaling) allows the system to handle increased load by adding resources.

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Reliability

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Security

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Cost optimisation

Question 10

A company wants to connect its on-premises data center to Google Cloud securely and with low latency. Which Google Cloud service should they use?

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Cloud Interconnect. Cloud Interconnect provides dedicated, high-bandwidth connections between on-premises and Google Cloud, offering lower latency and more reliability than VPN.

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Cloud NAT

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Cloud VPN

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Cloud CDN

Question 11

A financial services company must comply with regulations requiring data residency within the EU. They want to run workloads on Google Cloud. Which action should they take?

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Select a Google Cloud region located in the EU. Selecting a region within the EU ensures data stays within that geographic boundary, meeting data residency requirements.

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Use a multi-region deployment with regions in the US and EU

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Enable data encryption at rest

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Use Cloud VPN for connectivity

Question 12

Which Google Cloud commitment to open source has enabled portability for containerized applications across different cloud providers?

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Kubernetes. Google developed Kubernetes, which is now the industry standard for container orchestration, enabling portability across clouds.

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Kubeflow

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Istio

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TensorFlow

Question 13

A company is considering migrating its on-premises workloads to Google Cloud. Which TWO are common business drivers for cloud adoption? (Choose TWO.)

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Cost optimization by converting CapEx to OpEx. Agility (faster time to market) and cost optimization (pay-as-you-go) are key drivers. Guaranteed uptime and data sovereignty are not inherent cloud benefits.

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Guaranteed 100% uptime for all services

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Ability to avoid any vendor lock-in

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Elimination of all security risks

Question 14

A company wants to modernize its legacy monolithic application by adopting microservices on Google Cloud. They need to ensure high availability and manage service-to-service communication. Which THREE Google Cloud services should they use? (Choose THREE.)

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Cloud Service Mesh (or Istio). Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) orchestrates containers, Cloud Load Balancing distributes traffic, and Cloud Service Mesh (or Istio) manages service communication. Cloud Functions is serverless, not for long-running services, and Cloud Storage is for object storage.

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Cloud Storage

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Cloud Functions

Question 15

An organization wants to achieve a zero-trust security model on Google Cloud. Which TWO Google Cloud security capabilities support this goal? (Choose TWO.)

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BeyondCorp Enterprise. BeyondCorp enables zero-trust by verifying identity and context before granting access, and IAM provides fine-grained access control. Cloud Armor is for DDoS protection, Cloud KMS for encryption keys, and VPC firewalls for network security.

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VPC firewalls

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Cloud Armor

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Cloud Key Management Service (KMS)