PCSE Practice Question: Managing Operations in a Cloud Solution Environment
A security analyst wants to search for a specific IAM role change across all projects in the organization. Which tool can query Cloud Audit Logs across projects?
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 Logging Logs Explorer with a query that includes all projects in the organization
Logs Explorer allows querying logs across projects via resource scope, provided the user has the appropriate permissions.
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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Cloud Shell with gcloud logging read
Why it's wrong here
`gcloud logging read` operates within a single project context unless a project flag is explicitly passed, and it cannot natively aggregate logs across all projects in an organisation without a scripted loop. It is tempting because it is the standard CLI tool for querying Cloud Audit Logs, and would be correct for searching logs within a single project or a known list of projects.
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Activity page in the Cloud Console (Home > Activity)
Why it's wrong here
The Activity page shows recent actions but is limited to the current project and does not support advanced queries.
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Cloud Monitoring dashboard
Why it's wrong here
Monitoring is for metrics, not log analysis.
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Cloud Logging Logs Explorer with a query that includes all projects in the organization
Why this is correct
Logs Explorer can query logs across projects if the analyst has the necessary permissions at the organization level.
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