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Core Workspace Services practice questions

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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Core Workspace Services questions

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A user reports that external emails are being rejected by the organization's domain. Where should you check the email authentication settings to ensure SPF, DKIM, and DMARC are correctly configured?

Trap 1: Security > Authentication > Email verification

This path does not exist.

Trap 2: Account > Settings > Domain verification

Domain verification is for proving ownership, not configuring email security protocols.

Trap 3: Security > Data protection > Gmail

This section handles Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rules, not authentication.

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A
Security > Authentication > Email verification
Why wrong: This path does not exist.
B
Apps > Google Workspace > Gmail > Compliance
This is the correct location for configuring email authentication protocols.
C
Account > Settings > Domain verification
Why wrong: Domain verification is for proving ownership, not configuring email security protocols.
D
Security > Data protection > Gmail
Why wrong: This section handles Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rules, not authentication.

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Core Workspace Services questions

A user reports that external emails are being rejected by the organization's domain. Where should you check the email authentication settings to ensure SPF, DKIM, and DMARC are correctly configured?

Which TWO of the following are true about Google Meet recording storage?

Which setting allows you to see what files are being shared externally across your entire domain?

You need to prevent users from sharing Google Drive files with people outside the organization. Which setting should you modify?

You want to ensure that all internal Google Calendar invites include a link to a Google Meet session. Where do you configure this?

You need to limit the number of participants in a Google Meet session to 10 for a specific organizational unit. How do you achieve this?

A user deleted a document from their Google Drive three days ago. As an administrator, what is the maximum time you can restore this file?

Your organization requires that all Google Meet recordings be saved to a specific shared folder. How can you automate this?

An employee has left the company. You need to migrate their email and calendar data to their manager's account. Which tool should you use?

You want to ensure that users cannot change their profile photo. Where is this setting located?

A department requires a custom building resource to be added to Google Calendar. Where do you add this?

A user is complaining that they cannot send emails to a specific external domain. Where do you check for blocklists or routing issues?

You need to prevent users from installing third-party Marketplace apps that request Drive read/write access. How do you configure this?

You are setting up a new service account to access Gmail APIs. Where must you provide the required OAuth scopes to authorize access?

You need to change the default language and region settings for all new users in a specific Organizational Unit. How do you do this?

Where can an administrator view the status of a user's 2-Step Verification enrollment?

You need to ensure that Google Meet sessions created by your users always require a password/PIN for external participants. How do you enforce this?

Where can you enable the automatic creation of Google Meet links for calendar events?

Which report would you use to identify users who haven't logged in for more than 30 days?

Which TWO of the following are valid methods to audit file access in Google Drive?

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