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Google PCA Practice Question: Managing Implementation and Ensuring Solution and Operations Reliability
You need to run a load test against a web application hosted on Compute Engine. Which tool is recommended for generating HTTP traffic and measuring performance?
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 Load Testing (based on Locust)
Google Cloud's recommended load testing tool is the Cloud Load Testing tool (also known as Distributed Load Testing using Kubernetes), which can deploy Locust or other load generators. Alternatively, you can use Locust or Apache JMeter directly. The Cloud Load Testing solution is a ready-to-use option.
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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Stackdriver Monitoring (now Cloud Monitoring)
Why it's wrong here
Monitoring is for observing, not generating load.
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gcloud compute ssh to manually send requests
Why it's wrong here
Not scalable or measurable.
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Cloud Load Testing (based on Locust)
Why this is correct
It is a Google Cloud solution for load testing.
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Cloud Shell's built-in load generator
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Shell does not have a built-in load generator.
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