PCNE Practice Question: Designing, Planning, and Prototyping a GCP Network
A startup is deploying its first application on Google Cloud and needs to create a VPC network. They want to avoid manual subnet planning and prefer that Google automatically creates subnets in each region as they expand. Which VPC type should they choose?
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Auto mode VPC
Auto mode VPCs automatically create subnets in each region with predetermined IP ranges, simplifying initial setup. Custom mode VPCs require manual subnet creation.
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Shared VPC
Why it's wrong here
Shared VPC is a feature for sharing subnets across projects, not a VPC type.
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Auto mode VPC
Why this is correct
Auto mode VPCs automatically create subnets in each region, which is ideal for avoiding manual subnet planning.
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VPC Network Peering
Why it's wrong here
VPC Network Peering connects two VPCs, not a type of VPC.
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Custom mode VPC
Why it's wrong here
Custom mode VPCs require manual subnet creation, which does not meet the requirement to avoid manual planning.
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