PCNE Configuring Network Services Practice Question
A company has an on-premises data center connected to GCP via Cloud Interconnect. They want to expose an on-premises service to internet clients through Google Cloud's global load balancer. Which type of network endpoint group should they use?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Hybrid connectivity NEG
Hybrid connectivity NEGs allow you to expose on-premises destinations via Cloud Interconnect or VPN to a load balancer.
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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Zonal NEG
Why it's wrong here
Zonal NEGs are for backends within a GCP zone.
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Internet NEG
Why it's wrong here
Internet NEGs are for external backends reachable via the internet, not private on-prem.
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Serverless NEG
Why it's wrong here
Serverless NEGs are for Cloud Run, Functions, App Engine.
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Hybrid connectivity NEG
Why this is correct
Correct: hybrid NEGs allow load balancing to on-premises endpoints via Interconnect or VPN.
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