Google PCA Practice Question: Managing and Provisioning a Solution Infrastructure
A company is migrating its on-premises MongoDB database to Google Cloud. They want a fully managed, highly available NoSQL database that is compatible with MongoDB drivers. Which Google Cloud service should they choose?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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MongoDB Atlas on Google Cloud Marketplace
MongoDB Atlas via Google Cloud Marketplace is a fully managed MongoDB service that runs on Google Cloud and is compatible with MongoDB drivers. Cloud Bigtable and Firestore are not MongoDB-compatible. Cloud SQL is relational.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Cloud Firestore
Why it's wrong here
Firestore is a document database but not MongoDB-compatible.
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MongoDB Atlas on Google Cloud Marketplace
Why this is correct
MongoDB Atlas is a fully managed MongoDB-compatible service available via Google Cloud Marketplace.
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Cloud Bigtable
Why it's wrong here
Bigtable uses its own API, not MongoDB-compatible.
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Cloud SQL
Why it's wrong here
Cloud SQL is relational (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server), not MongoDB.
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Introduction to Google Cloud Platform
Key term
Cloud SQL
Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service that lets you set up, maintain, and scale SQL databases (like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server) in the cloud without managing the underlying infrastructure.
Key term
Service
A service is a software component or system that performs a specific function and is available to be used by other programs or users over a network.
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