Google PCA Manage and provision cloud infrastructure Practice Question
Which TWO statements about Google Cloud VPC networks are true? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse subnets as zonal resources (like in AWS or on-premises networking) and firewall rules as regional, but Google Cloud VPC treats subnets as regional and firewall rules as global, which is a key differentiator tested on the PCA exam.
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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Subnets are regional resources.
Subnets in Google Cloud VPC are regional resources. When you create a subnet, you specify a region and a CIDR block, and the subnet spans all zones within that region. This allows resources in different zones of the same region to use the same subnet without additional configuration.
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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Subnets are regional resources.
Why this is correct
Subnets are regional and can span zones.
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VPC networks are global resources.
Why this is correct
VPC networks span all regions.
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VPC networks are project-level resources.
Why it's wrong here
VPCs are global, but they belong to a project.
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Firewall rules are regional.
Why it's wrong here
Firewall rules are global.
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Subnets are zonal resources.
Why it's wrong here
Subnets are regional, not zonal.
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Related to this question
Key term
Regional
Regional refers to a deployment strategy where cloud resources are distributed across multiple geographic areas to improve availability, reduce latency, and meet compliance requirements.
Key term
Subnet
A subnet is a logical subdivision of an IP network, created by partitioning a larger network address space using subnet masks.
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