20+ practice questions focused on Implementing VPC Instances — one of the most tested topics on the Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation so you learn why the right answer is correct.
Start Implementing VPC Instances PracticeAn organization has multiple projects under an organization node. They need to enforce a security policy that denies all inbound SSH traffic (tcp:22) to all VMs across all projects, but must allow certain projects to override this. Which approach should be used?
Explanation: Network firewall policies are applied at the VPC level and can be used to enforce a deny rule for SSH traffic. By using service accounts to identify VMs that should be exempt, you can allow certain projects (by assigning the appropriate service accounts) to override the deny. This approach allows per-project customization while maintaining a baseline deny. Option B is incorrect because hierarchical firewall policies do not support targeting entire projects directly; they rely on VM-level tags or service accounts, which would require manual tagging of every VM. Additionally, a hierarchical allow rule with a lower priority would apply to all VMs matching the target, not just the intended projects, potentially causing security gaps. Option A is incorrect because VPC Service Controls is designed for data exfiltration prevention, not traffic filtering. Option D is incorrect because a hierarchical deny rule cannot be overridden by a VPC-level allow rule.
An engineer is troubleshooting a firewall rule issue. A VM with network tag 'web' is unable to receive HTTP traffic from the internet. The VPC has an ingress firewall rule allowing tcp:80 from 0.0.0.0/0 to targets with tag 'web' at priority 1000. Another ingress rule denies all ingress traffic at priority 65535. What is the likely cause?
Explanation: The allow rule targets VMs with network tag 'web'. If the VM does not have this tag, the rule does not apply, and the default deny ingress rule (priority 65535) blocks the HTTP traffic. The priority ordering is correct (allow at 1000 is higher than deny at 65535), but the tag mismatch prevents the allow rule from being effective.
An engineer needs to provide outbound internet access to a set of Compute Engine instances that have only internal IP addresses. The instances must use a static IP address for outbound traffic. Which solution should they implement?
Explanation: Cloud NAT with manual port allocation allows a static IP to be assigned to the NAT gateway, providing outbound internet access to instances without external IPs.
A security team wants to enforce a policy that blocks all egress traffic to the internet from a specific set of VMs across multiple projects in an organization. The policy should be centrally managed and override VPC-level firewall rules. Which approach should they use?
Explanation: Hierarchical firewall policies at the organization level can enforce rules that apply to all VPCs and override VPC-level rules with lower priority.
An organization needs to restrict access to Google Cloud APIs such that only traffic from a specific set of VMs inside a VPC can reach the APIs, and all other traffic (including from other VPCs) must be denied. The VMs do not have external IPs. Which combination of services should they use?
Explanation: Private Google Access allows VMs without external IPs to reach Google APIs. VPC Service Controls can create a service perimeter that restricts access to APIs from only authorized VPCs.
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