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Google PCA Practice Question: Managing Implementation and Ensuring Solution and Operations Reliability
A company wants to set up monitoring and alerting for their application running on GKE. They need to receive alerts via email and also trigger an automated remediation workflow. Which TWO components should they use? (Choose two.)
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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Notification channels (email)
Alerting policies define conditions and notifications. Notification channels (email) send alerts. Pub/Sub can trigger Cloud Functions for remediation. Logging is for logs, not alerting. Cloud Shell is a terminal.
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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Notification channels (email)
Why this is correct
Email notification channel sends alerts.
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Alerting policies
Why this is correct
Alerting policies define conditions and trigger notifications.
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Cloud Shell
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Shell is a development environment, not monitoring.
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Cloud Logging
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Logging collects logs but does not alert directly.
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Pub/Sub
Why it's wrong here
Pub/Sub can be used to trigger workflows but the question asks for TWO components; the core alerting components are alerting policies and notification channels.
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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Introduction to Google Cloud Platform
Key term
GKE
GKE is Google's managed Kubernetes service that automates deploying, scaling, and managing containerized applications in the cloud.
Key term
Cloud Shell
Cloud Shell is a browser-based command-line interface that gives you temporary access to a cloud provider’s infrastructure, complete with pre-installed tools and a file system, without needing to install anything on your own computer.
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