Google Cloud certification practice
Practise Google Professional Cloud Developer PCD practice test — original exam-style scenarios covering every exam domain, with detailed explanations, wrong-answer analysis, and common exam traps. Courseiva helps you prepare with realistic practice questions, topic-based revision, explained answers and structured study routes.
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Key facts for the Google Professional Cloud Developer exam.
Exam cost
$200 USD / ~£160
Duration
120 minutes
Question count
~50-60 questions
Passing score
Pass / Fail (scaled score reported)
Validity
3 years
Delivered by
Kryterion (Webassessor)
Online proctored
Yes — available
Retake policy
100% free — no account required
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Question formats
The Google Cloud Professional Cloud Developer certification demonstrates expertise in building and deploying scalable, secure, cloud-native applications on Google Cloud. The exam covers application design using microservices and API-first patterns, using Google Cloud services such as Cloud Run, GKE, App Engine, Cloud Functions, and Firestore, managing application performance, and implementing CI/CD pipelines. It targets software developers who need to integrate cloud-native best practices into their development workflows.
Official prerequisite
None — no formal prerequisites required
Recommended experience
3+ years of software development experience including 1+ year building applications on Google Cloud
Software developers who build and deploy production applications on Google Cloud using services like Cloud Run, GKE, and Cloud Functions
Should you skip this exam?
Skip if you have no software development background; this exam requires coding knowledge and cloud app development experience
Courseiva study tip
Focus on Cloud Run vs GKE vs App Engine decision scenarios, Firestore vs Cloud Spanner trade-offs, and application security patterns including Secret Manager and identity-aware proxy
UK salary range
£60,000 – £95,000
US salary range
$115,000 – $160,000
Job roles that cite PCD
What certification to take next
The exam costs $200 USD.
Google does not publish a specific passing score. Results are given as Pass or Fail.
It is rated Moderate-Hard (4/5). Choosing the right compute platform and designing scalable application architectures are the most challenging areas.
Approximately 50-60 questions in multiple choice and multiple select format.
Cloud-native application design, compute options (Cloud Run, GKE, App Engine, Cloud Functions), storage (Firestore, Cloud SQL, Spanner), CI/CD, application security, and performance optimisation.
3 years. Recertification is required before the credential expires.
Software engineers and backend developers who build and deploy cloud-native applications on Google Cloud and want to validate their development skills.
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Practice modes
Choose a mode that matches your current study phase. Use topic practice early on and mock exams closer to your exam date.
All PCD Questions
Browse the full question bank organised by domain and difficulty.
Practice Test
Start a session with detailed answer explanations after each question.
Mock Exam
Simulate the real exam with a timed, full-length question set.
Quick 10
A 10-question warm-up — ideal for a short daily study session.
Flashcards
Reinforce key terms, commands, and protocol facts with flashcards.
Domain Practice
Focus exclusively on one exam domain to target your weakest area.
50-Question Set
Mid-length practice set covering all domains.
Full-length Simulation
Full exam simulation matching the real question count.
Exam guide
Start with a short practice session, review each missed answer, then return to the topics that caused mistakes.
Cloud concepts questions usually test the service model (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS) and deployment model (public/private/hybrid/community) appropriate for a given scenario.
IaaS, PaaS and SaaS responsibilities and examples.
Public, private, hybrid and community cloud deployment models.
On-premises vs cloud trade-offs: cost, control, scalability.
How cloud connectivity options (VPN, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute) work.
Related practice questions
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Practice directory
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Timed mode
Official blueprint
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Free study guide
The Courseiva PCD study guide covers exam format, the official domain blueprint with weights, a structured study plan, and domain-specific tips for each section. Use it alongside practice questions to build both conceptual depth and exam confidence.
Sample questions
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Trap 1: Service of type NodePort
Exposes on node IPs, not suitable for external access with path routing.
Trap 2: NetworkPolicy
NetworkPolicy defines firewall rules, not routing.
Trap 3: Service of type LoadBalancer
Creates a separate external IP for each Service.
Service of type NodePort
Why wrong: Exposes on node IPs, not suitable for external access with path routing.
NetworkPolicy
Why wrong: NetworkPolicy defines firewall rules, not routing.
Service of type LoadBalancer
Why wrong: Creates a separate external IP for each Service.
Ingress resource
Ingress provides path-based routing to multiple Services under one IP.
Trap 1: Cloud Debugger
Cloud Debugger is for inspecting code.
Trap 2: Cloud Logging
Cloud Logging is for logs.
Trap 3: Error Reporting
Error Reporting is for application errors.
Cloud Debugger
Why wrong: Cloud Debugger is for inspecting code.
Cloud Monitoring
Cloud Monitoring provides metrics and alerting.
Cloud Logging
Why wrong: Cloud Logging is for logs.
Error Reporting
Why wrong: Error Reporting is for application errors.
Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.
NoSQL document database with real-time sync
Backend service for user sign-in
Send push notifications across platforms
Change app behavior without publishing updates
Measure app performance from the user's perspective
Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.
Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.
Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.
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