Google ACE Setting up a cloud solution environment Practice Question
This ACE practice question tests your understanding of setting up a cloud solution environment. The scenario asks you to isolate a root cause — eliminate options that address a different problem before choosing. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company is deploying a global web application that serves users from multiple continents. The application runs on Compute Engine instances in us-central1 and europe-west1. The company wants to provide the lowest latency access to users and support automatic failover if an entire region becomes unavailable. Which load balancing solution should they use?
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Global external HTTP(S) Load Balancer
Option B is correct because the global external HTTP(S) Load Balancer provides cross-region load balancing with anycast IP, directing users to the nearest healthy backend. Option A is wrong because a regional TCP/UDP load balancer cannot span regions. Option C is wrong because the external TCP proxy load balancer is regional in front but uses SSL, still regional. Option D is wrong because a network load balancer is regional and not suitable for HTTP.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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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Internal TCP/UDP Load Balancer
Why it's wrong here
Internal load balancers are for private traffic within a VPC, not for global public traffic.
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Regional external TCP/UDP Network Load Balancer
Why it's wrong here
Regional load balancers cannot distribute traffic across multiple regions.
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Global external HTTP(S) Load Balancer
Why this is correct
The global load balancer has a single anycast IP and routes to the closest healthy backend across regions.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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External SSL Proxy Load Balancer (regional)
Why it's wrong here
SSL proxy load balancers are regional and do not provide multi-region failover.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
→Underline the problem statement mentally.
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.
Related glossary terms
Concepts from this question explained
These glossary pages explain the core terms tested in this ACE question in full detail.
Identify which ACE exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
Setting up a cloud solution environment — This question tests Setting up a cloud solution environment — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Global external HTTP(S) Load Balancer — Option B is correct because the global external HTTP(S) Load Balancer provides cross-region load balancing with anycast IP, directing users to the nearest healthy backend. Option A is wrong because a regional TCP/UDP load balancer cannot span regions. Option C is wrong because the external TCP proxy load balancer is regional in front but uses SSL, still regional. Option D is wrong because a network load balancer is regional and not suitable for HTTP.
What should I do if I get this ACE question wrong?
Identify which ACE exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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