Match each Google Cloud IAM role to its description.
Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.
Read access to BigQuery datasets and tables
Permission to run BigQuery jobs
Read access to Cloud Storage objects
Permissions for Dataflow worker nodes
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
BigQuery Admin: Full control over BigQuery resources, including datasets, tables, jobs, and permissions.
Predefined IAM roles in BigQuery control access at different levels. The BigQuery Admin role has full management, Data Editor can modify datasets/tables, Data Viewer can read data, and Job User can run queries. Common confusions mix these permissions.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
BigQuery Admin: Full control over BigQuery resources, including datasets, tables, jobs, and permissions.
Why this is correct
BigQuery Admin provides full management, including dataset creation, job execution, and IAM policy management.
BigQuery Data Editor: Can create, update, and delete datasets and tables.
Why this is correct
BigQuery Data Editor can modify datasets and tables but cannot manage jobs or permissions.
BigQuery Data Viewer: Can read data from tables and views.
Why this is correct
BigQuery Data Viewer allows read-only access to data and metadata, but no modification or job submission.
BigQuery Job User: Can run queries and get results.
Why this is correct
BigQuery Job User can submit jobs (e.g., queries) and retrieve results, but cannot create or alter datasets.
BigQuery Admin: Can only view data and run queries.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this definition matches a combination of Data Viewer and Job User, not Admin.
BigQuery Data Viewer: Full control over BigQuery resources.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this definition describes BigQuery Admin, not Data Viewer.
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