Google PCA Practice Question: Analysing and Optimising Technical and Business Processes
A company runs a web application on Compute Engine behind a Global HTTPS Load Balancer. Users report slow page loads, especially for static assets. The development team wants to cache content closer to users without modifying code. Which GCP service should they enable?
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Why each option matters
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Cloud CDN
Cloud CDN uses Google's global edge cache to deliver content close to users. It can be enabled on the load balancer backend buckets (for Cloud Storage) or backend services (for Compute Engine). Cloud Armor is for security, Cloud DNS for domain resolution, and Cloud NAT for outbound connectivity.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Cloud CDN
Why this is correct
Cloud CDN caches static and dynamic content at Google's edge locations, reducing latency by serving content from a PoP near the user.
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Cloud NAT
Why it's wrong here
Cloud NAT provides outbound connectivity for private instances. It does not accelerate content delivery.
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Cloud Armor
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Armor is a web application firewall and DDoS protection service. It does not cache content.
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Cloud DNS
Why it's wrong here
Cloud DNS is a domain name system service. It does not cache web content.
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Key term
Cloud Armor
Cloud Armor is a Google Cloud web application firewall (WAF) service that protects applications and websites from attacks like DDoS and SQL injection using customizable security rules.
Key term
Cloud NAT
Cloud NAT is a managed network address translation service that allows private cloud resources to initiate outbound internet connections while keeping them unreachable from the internet.
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