Google PCA Practice Question: Managing and Provisioning a Solution Infrastructure
A DevOps team wants to manage Google Cloud resources declaratively using Infrastructure as Code. They need to version control their configuration and automate deployments. Which two tools are natively supported by Google Cloud for this purpose?
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 Deployment Manager and Terraform
Cloud Deployment Manager uses YAML, Python, or Jinja templates, and Terraform is a popular IaC tool with a native Google Cloud provider. Both allow declarative management and version control.
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 Shell and gcloud CLI
Why it's wrong here
These are command-line tools, not IaC tools.
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AWS CloudFormation and Terraform
Why it's wrong here
CloudFormation is AWS-specific, not natively supported on GCP.
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Ansible and Puppet
Why it's wrong here
Ansible and Puppet are configuration management tools, not declarative IaC for provisioning resources.
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Cloud Deployment Manager and Terraform
Why this is correct
Both are natively supported IaC tools on Google Cloud.
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