PCNE Configuring Network Services Practice Question
A company wants to serve static content from a Cloud Storage bucket and dynamic content from Compute Engine VMs behind a single external URL. Which GCP feature allows this configuration?
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Why each option matters
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URL map
URL map in the Global HTTPS Load Balancer can route requests to different backends (backend bucket for static, backend service for dynamic) based on URL path.
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URL map
Why this is correct
Correct: URL map routes traffic to different backends based on URL path.
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Traffic Director
Why it's wrong here
Traffic Director manages service mesh traffic, not URL routing for external LB.
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Cloud CDN
Why it's wrong here
Cloud CDN caches content but does not route traffic based on URL.
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Cloud DNS
Why it's wrong here
Cloud DNS translates domain names to IPs, not URL routing.
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