CND Practice Question: Enterprise Cloud Virtual And Wireless Network Protection
A cloud security team is reviewing GCP VPC configurations. To ensure that virtual machine instances without external IP addresses can still reach Google APIs and services (such as Cloud Storage and BigQuery) securely, which feature must be configured?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Private Google Access enabled on the subnet
Private Google Access allows VM instances without external IP addresses to reach Google APIs and services using internal IP addresses.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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GCP Cloud NAT gateway attached to the subnet
Why it's wrong here
Cloud NAT provides internet access for instances without external IPs, but Private Google Access routes traffic specifically to Google APIs internally.
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External HTTP(S) Load Balancer
Why it's wrong here
An external load balancer is used for inbound web traffic from the internet.
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Dedicated Interconnect with partner peering
Why it's wrong here
Dedicated Interconnect connects on-premises networks to GCP, not internal VM-to-API routing.
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Private Google Access enabled on the subnet
Why this is correct
Private Google Access allows instances without public IPs to communicate with Google API endpoints over internal IPs.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official EC-Council exam blueprint
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