Cloud Digital Leader Google Cloud Products and Services Practice Question
A company is building a microservices architecture on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). They need to expose services externally with HTTPS, distribute traffic across the cluster, and protect against DDoS attacks. Which THREE Google Cloud services should they combine? (Choose THREE)
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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Cloud CDN
Cloud Load Balancing distributes external traffic, Cloud Armor provides DDoS and WAF protection, and Cloud CDN caches content and absorbs some DDoS. Cloud DNS resolves names but is not for traffic distribution. VPC firewall rules operate at network layer, not application.
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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Cloud DNS
Why it's wrong here
Cloud DNS resolves domain names, not for traffic distribution or security.
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VPC firewall rules
Why it's wrong here
VPC firewalls operate at network layer; not for HTTPS traffic distribution or DDoS mitigation.
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Cloud CDN
Why this is correct
Cloud CDN caches content and helps mitigate DDoS by absorbing traffic.
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Cloud Armor
Why this is correct
Cloud Armor provides DDoS protection and WAF rules.
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Cloud Load Balancing
Why this is correct
Cloud Load Balancing distributes traffic across GKE services externally.
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Key term
Google Kubernetes Engine
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a managed Kubernetes service on Google Cloud that lets you deploy, scale, and manage containerized applications without having to operate the underlying cluster control plane.
Key term
WAF
A Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a security tool that filters, monitors, and blocks HTTP traffic to and from a web application to protect it from common attacks.
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