PDE Ingesting and Processing the Data Practice Question
A data team needs to transfer 200 TB of data from Amazon S3 to GCS. The transfer must be incremental, and they need to monitor the transfer progress. Which THREE components should they use?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Cloud Monitoring
Storage Transfer Service (STS) can transfer from S3 to GCS with incremental sync. Cloud Monitoring tracks progress. Service account for 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 Monitoring
Why this is correct
Provides dashboards and alerts for transfer progress.
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IAM service account
Why this is correct
Required for STS to authenticate to S3 and GCS.
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Dataflow
Why it's wrong here
Not needed; STS handles the transfer.
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Transfer Appliance
Why it's wrong here
For offline transfers; not needed for online 200 TB.
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Storage Transfer Service
Why this is correct
Manages the transfer from S3 to GCS.
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Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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