Managing Implementation and Ensuring Solution and Operations Reliability →easyMultiple ChoiceObjective-mapped
Google PCA Practice Question: Managing Implementation and Ensuring Solution and Operations Reliability
An engineer needs to view the last 100 lines of a log file from a Compute Engine instance without leaving the Google Cloud Console. Which tool should they use?
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
✓
Cloud Shell
Cloud Shell is an in-browser shell that comes pre-installed with gcloud and other tools. The engineer can SSH into the instance from Cloud Shell and use commands like 'tail' to view log lines.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Cloud Logging in the Console
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Logging aggregates logs from multiple sources but does not allow direct file access on a VM.
- ✗
Cloud Console's VM instances page
Why it's wrong here
The VM instances page shows metadata but not log file contents.
- ✓
Cloud Shell
Why this is correct
Cloud Shell provides a command line in the browser. The engineer can SSH to the instance and use 'tail' to view the log file.
- ✗
Cloud SDK installed locally
Why it's wrong here
Local Cloud SDK is not available in the Console; it requires local installation.
Go deeper
Related to this question
Learn chapter
Introduction to Google Cloud Platform
Key term
View
A view is a saved query in a database that acts like a virtual table, letting you see specific data without storing it separately.
Key term
CAN
A CAN (Controller Area Network) is a robust vehicle bus standard designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other without a host computer.
About these practice questions
One of 955 original PCA practice questions on Courseiva, each with a full explanation and wrong-answer analysis — not exam dumps or protected exam content. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This PCA practice question is part of Courseiva's free Google Cloud certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the PCA exam.