PCSE Practice Question: Managing Operations in a Cloud Solution Environment
A security engineer wants to export all Cloud Audit Logs from a Google Cloud project to a BigQuery dataset for long-term analysis. Which type of log sink should be configured?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Create a project-level aggregated sink with destination set to BigQuery dataset
A project-level aggregated sink collects logs from all resources within the project. BigQuery is the appropriate destination for analysis. The sink must include all log types, but Admin Activity logs are enabled by default and cannot be disabled.
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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Create a folder-level sink and assign it to the project
Why it's wrong here
Folder-level sink exports logs from all projects in the folder, not just the specific project.
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Create an organization-level sink with includeChildren set to true
Why it's wrong here
Organization-level sink would export logs from all projects under the organization, not just one project.
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Create a project-level aggregated sink with destination set to BigQuery dataset
Why this is correct
A project-level aggregated sink exports all logs from the project to the specified destination, such as BigQuery.
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Create a sink for each log type individually
Why it's wrong here
An aggregated sink can include multiple log types; individual sinks are not necessary and would be inefficient.
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