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Core Workspace Services
Practise Google Cloud Associate Google Workspace Administrator (GWS-ADMIN) Core Workspace Services practice questions — original exam-style scenarios with answer choices, explanations, and analysis of common mistakes.
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Common Core Workspace Services exam traps
- ▸Answering from memory before reading the full scenario.
- ▸Missing a constraint such as cost, availability, security, scope or command context.
- ▸Choosing a broad answer when the question asks for the most specific fix.
- ▸Ignoring why the wrong options are tempting.
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All Core Workspace Services questions (28)
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You need to prevent users from sharing Google Drive files with people outside the organization. Which setting should you modify?
Medium2Which TWO of the following can be restricted in Google Drive sharing settings?
Medium3Which setting allows you to see what files are being shared externally across your entire domain?
Easy4Which THREE settings can be configured within the Gmail Compliance section?
Hard5Which TWO of the following can be configured in the Google Workspace Admin Console to restrict user access to Google Drive?
Medium6Which THREE of the following are valid ways to manage Google Calendar resource availability?
Medium7You need to change the default language and region settings for all new users in a specific Organizational Unit. How do you do this?
Medium8Which THREE items can be managed through the 'Directory' section in the Admin Console?
Hard9Where can an administrator view the status of a user's 2-Step Verification enrollment?
Easy10Which TWO of the following are valid methods to audit file access in Google Drive?
Medium11A department requires a custom building resource to be added to Google Calendar. Where do you add this?
Medium12Which THREE security settings can be enforced for Gmail in the Admin Console?
Hard13Where can you enable the automatic creation of Google Meet links for calendar events?
Easy14An employee has left the company. You need to migrate their email and calendar data to their manager's account. Which tool should you use?
Easy15Which TWO of the following actions can an administrator perform using the Google Workspace Data Migration Service?
Medium16Which report would you use to identify users who haven't logged in for more than 30 days?
Easy17A user is complaining that they cannot send emails to a specific external domain. Where do you check for blocklists or routing issues?
Medium18A user deleted a document from their Google Drive three days ago. As an administrator, what is the maximum time you can restore this file?
Easy19You need to prevent users from installing third-party Marketplace apps that request Drive read/write access. How do you configure this?
Hard20You need to prevent users from adding personal Google accounts to their company-managed devices. How do you restrict this?
Medium21You need to ensure that Google Meet sessions created by your users always require a password/PIN for external participants. How do you enforce this?
Hard22You need to limit the number of participants in a Google Meet session to 10 for a specific organizational unit. How do you achieve this?
Medium23Your organization wants to ensure that all outgoing mail is routed through a third-party email security gateway for scanning. What is the correct configuration?
Hard24You are setting up a new service account to access Gmail APIs. Where must you provide the required OAuth scopes to authorize access?
Hard25A user accidentally moved a shared drive to the trash. As an admin, where do you restore it from?
Medium26Your organization requires that all Google Meet recordings be saved to a specific shared folder. How can you automate this?
Hard27You want to ensure that users cannot change their profile photo. Where is this setting located?
Easy28You want to ensure that all internal Google Calendar invites include a link to a Google Meet session. Where do you configure this?
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- Core Workspace Services questions test whether you can apply the concept in context, not just recognise a definition.
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- This page lists all 28 Core Workspace Services questions in the GWS-ADMIN question bank. The actual exam draws from this domain proportionally to its weighting in the official exam blueprint.
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