Google PCA Practice Question: Analysing and Optimising Technical and Business Processes
An organization deploys a web application on Compute Engine behind a global HTTPS load balancer. They want to reduce latency for users worldwide and minimize load on backend instances. Which GCP service 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
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Cloud CDN
Cloud CDN uses Google's global edge caches to serve content closer to users, reducing latency and backend load. Cloud Armor provides security, Cloud NAT is for outbound connectivity, and VPC peering is for network connectivity, not caching.
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 Armor
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Armor provides DDoS protection and WAF rules, not caching.
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Cloud NAT
Why it's wrong here
Cloud NAT enables outbound internet for private instances, not caching.
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Cloud CDN
Why this is correct
Cloud CDN caches content at Google's edge locations to reduce latency and backend load.
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VPC Network Peering
Why it's wrong here
VPC peering connects networks, not caching.
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Key term
HTTPS
HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) is the secure version of HTTP that encrypts data between a web browser and a web server using SSL/TLS protocols.
Key term
Caching
Caching is the process of storing copies of frequently accessed data in a temporary storage location, known as a cache, so that future requests for that data can be served faster and with less computational effort.
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