Google PCA Manage implementation of cloud architecture Practice Question
An organization uses Cloud Deployment Manager to manage infrastructure as code. They need to ensure that changes to production resources are reviewed and approved before deployment. What should they do?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse code review (pull request approval) with deployment approval, thinking that merging code with approval automatically ensures deployment approval, but Cloud Deployment Manager requires a separate approval step in the deployment pipeline to control when infrastructure changes are actually applied.
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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Integrate Cloud Deployment Manager with Cloud Build and add a manual approval step in the Cloud Build pipeline
Integrating Cloud Deployment Manager with Cloud Build allows you to create a CI/CD pipeline that includes a manual approval step. This ensures that changes to production resources are reviewed and approved before the deployment config is applied, meeting the requirement for change 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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Use Cloud Scheduler to run deployment configs and review logs after deployment
Why it's wrong here
No review/approval process.
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Integrate Cloud Deployment Manager with Cloud Build and add a manual approval step in the Cloud Build pipeline
Why this is correct
Cloud Build can have approval gates, requiring manual sign-off before proceeding with deployment.
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Create a Cloud Deployment Manager preview deployment and manually approve it
Why it's wrong here
Preview is for review, but doesn't enforce approval workflow across team.
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Use Cloud Build with a trigger on a branch that requires pull request approval before merging
Why it's wrong here
This works for source code but not for Deployment Manager deployments directly; Cloud Build can run DM, but approval is on source, not deployment.
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Introduction to Google Cloud Platform
Key term
Deployment Manager
Deployment Manager is a Google Cloud service that lets you define and manage your cloud resources using declarative templates, so you can create, update, and delete infrastructure as a single unit.
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Cloud Build
Cloud Build is a managed service that compiles source code into deployable artifacts, often used in continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
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