Match each GCP migration term to its description.
Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.
Move workloads without modification
Tool to migrate VMs to GCP
Physical device for large data transfer
Online data transfer from other clouds or on-prem
Migrate databases to Cloud SQL with minimal downtime
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Migrate for Compute Engine: Migrates virtual machines to Compute Engine with minimal downtime.
Correct matches: Migrate for Compute Engine migrates VMs; Cloud Storage Transfer Service handles online data transfers; Transfer Appliance is a physical device for large datasets; Database Migration Service migrates databases to Cloud SQL. Common confusions include swapping the roles of these services.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Migrate for Compute Engine: Migrates virtual machines to Compute Engine with minimal downtime.
Why this is correct
Migrate for Compute Engine is designed for migrating VMs to Compute Engine.
Cloud Storage Transfer Service: Transfers data from online sources to Cloud Storage.
Why this is correct
Cloud Storage Transfer Service handles online data transfers to Cloud Storage.
Transfer Appliance: Physical device to transfer large datasets to Google Cloud.
Why this is correct
Transfer Appliance is a physical device for large offline data transfers.
Database Migration Service: Migrates databases to Cloud SQL with minimal downtime.
Why this is correct
Database Migration Service enables live database migrations to Cloud SQL.
Migrate for Compute Engine: Transfers data from online sources to Cloud Storage.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes Cloud Storage Transfer Service, not Migrate for Compute Engine.
Cloud Storage Transfer Service: Physical device to transfer large datasets to Google Cloud.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes Transfer Appliance, not Cloud Storage Transfer Service.
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Key term
Transfer Appliance
A specialized hardware or virtual device used to securely and efficiently migrate large volumes of data between storage systems, often across different environments or geographic locations, without tying up production network bandwidth.
Key term
Compute Engine
Compute Engine is Google Cloud's Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering that lets you create and run virtual machines on Google's infrastructure.
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