GCP-ADP Data Pipeline Orchestration Practice Question
You are orchestrating a pipeline with Workflows that invokes several Cloud Functions. You need to pass the output of one function as an argument to the next. What is the correct syntax?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Assign the call result to a variable and reference it in the next step.
In Workflows, you capture the output of a call and pass it as an input variable to the next step using the assignment operator.
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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Use global environment variables to store intermediate state.
Why it's wrong here
Workflows are stateless; passing data via variables is the correct pattern.
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Assign the call result to a variable and reference it in the next step.
Why this is correct
Workflows allows assigning results to variables for use in subsequent steps.
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Combine all function calls into a single synchronous block.
Why it's wrong here
This does not solve the data passing requirement.
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Write the output to a temporary GCS file and read it back.
Why it's wrong here
Overkill for passing data between steps; use variables.
Quick reference
Cloud Service Model Comparison
| Model | You Manage | Provider Manages | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| IaaS | OS, runtime, apps, data | Hardware, hypervisor, networking | EC2, Azure VMs, GCP Compute Engine |
| PaaS | Apps and data | OS, runtime, middleware, hardware | Elastic Beanstalk, Azure App Service |
| SaaS | Data and settings only | Everything else | Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Workday |
| FaaS / Serverless | Function code only | Infra, scaling, runtime | Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloud Run |
| CaaS | Containers and apps | Kubernetes, OS, hardware | EKS, AKS, GKE |
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Google Cloud exam blueprint
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