Google PCA Practice Question: Managing and Provisioning a Solution Infrastructure
A DevOps team wants to automate the deployment of infrastructure on Google Cloud using a declarative configuration language. They need to support Python and Jinja templates for reusable modules. Which service should they use?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Cloud Deployment Manager
Cloud Deployment Manager supports YAML, Python, and Jinja templates, making it the correct choice for declarative infrastructure as code. Terraform is also declarative but uses HCL, not Python/Jinja. Cloud Build is for CI/CD pipelines, not infrastructure provisioning. Config Connector is for Kubernetes-style resource management, not Python/Jinja templates.
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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Config Connector
Why it's wrong here
Config Connector manages GCP resources using Kubernetes custom resources and YAML, but does not support Python or Jinja templates.
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Terraform on Google Cloud
Why it's wrong here
Terraform uses HCL, not Python or Jinja templates. While it is declarative, it does not meet the requirement for Python/Jinja support.
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Cloud Deployment Manager
Why this is correct
Cloud Deployment Manager supports YAML, Python, and Jinja templates, fulfilling the requirement for declarative configuration with reusable modules.
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Cloud Build
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Build is a CI/CD service for building, testing, and deploying, not for declarative infrastructure provisioning with templates.
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