PCSE Practice Question: Managing Operations in a Cloud Solution Environment
A security engineer wants to monitor all actions that create or modify resources in a Google Cloud project. Which type of audit log is enabled by default and cannot be disabled?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
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Admin Activity logs
Admin Activity logs record all API calls that modify configuration or metadata. They are enabled by default and cannot be disabled. Data Access logs are opt-in, System Event logs are enabled by default but cannot be disabled either, and Policy Denied logs are generated when access is denied by IAM policies.
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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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Policy Denied logs
Why it's wrong here
Policy Denied logs are generated only when access is denied, not enabled by default for all actions.
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Data Access logs
Why it's wrong here
Data Access logs are opt-in for most services, not enabled by default.
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Admin Activity logs
Why this is correct
Admin Activity logs are enabled by default and cannot be disabled.
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System Event logs
Why it's wrong here
System Event logs are enabled by default but they record system events, not user actions.
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