Google PCA Practice Question: Managing and Provisioning a Solution Infrastructure
An organization has multiple GCP projects managed by a central operations team. They want to define a common VPC configuration in a host project and allow service projects to use it. Which networking feature should they use?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Shared VPC
Shared VPC allows a host project to contain shared VPC networks that service projects can use. VPC peering is for connecting separate networks. Private Service Connect is for accessing managed services. Cloud VPN is for on-premises connectivity.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Shared VPC
Why this is correct
Shared VPC enables a host project to share VPC networks with service projects.
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Private Service Connect
Why it's wrong here
Private Service Connect is for privately accessing managed services, not for sharing VPCs.
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Cloud VPN
Why it's wrong here
Cloud VPN is for site-to-site VPN, not for multi-project VPC sharing.
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VPC peering
Why it's wrong here
VPC peering connects two separate VPCs; it does not allow sharing a single VPC across projects.
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Key term
Organization
An Organization is a top-level container in Google Cloud that represents your company or entities and serves as the root node for all your cloud resources, policies, and access control.
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VPN
A VPN (Virtual Private Network) creates a secure, encrypted tunnel between your device and a remote server, protecting your data and hiding your online activity.
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