PCNE Practice Question: Designing, Planning, and Prototyping a GCP Network
An organization has multiple VPCs in different projects that need to resolve DNS names across projects. They want to use Cloud DNS without creating a separate managed zone for each VPC. Which feature should they use?
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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DNS peering
DNS peering allows DNS resolution between projects without creating separate managed zones. DNS forwarding is for forwarding queries to an external DNS server.
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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Private managed zones
Why it's wrong here
Private zones are per-VPC; to resolve across projects, you need peering.
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Shared VPC
Why it's wrong here
Shared VPC is for network resources, not DNS resolution.
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DNS peering
Why this is correct
DNS peering enables cross-project DNS resolution by peering zones.
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DNS forwarding
Why it's wrong here
DNS forwarding sends queries to an external server, not between projects.
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