- A
Increase the minimum number of instances to reduce cold starts
Why wrong: Cold start latency causes slow first requests, not timeouts on all long requests. Minimum instances help cold starts, not request processing time limits.
- B
Increase the Cloud Run request timeout to at least 180 seconds
Cloud Run's default request timeout is 60 seconds. For requests needing up to 3 minutes, the timeout must be explicitly increased (up to 3600 seconds via the console or `--timeout` flag).
- C
Set concurrency to 1 to ensure each instance handles only one request at a time
Why wrong: Concurrency controls how many requests each instance handles simultaneously — it doesn't change the per-request time limit.
- D
Switch to Cloud Run Jobs instead of Cloud Run Services
Why wrong: Cloud Run Jobs run tasks to completion without HTTP — appropriate for batch jobs, not for serving long-running HTTP requests from clients.
Quick Answer
The answer is to increase the Cloud Run request timeout to at least 180 seconds. This is correct because Cloud Run enforces a default timeout of 60 seconds for each request, and any process exceeding that limit is terminated, causing a timeout error. Since the service requires up to three minutes to complete its long-running tasks, the timeout must be raised to accommodate the full processing window, which you can set using the `--timeout` flag or the `timeout_seconds` field in your configuration, with a maximum of 60 minutes. On the Google Associate Cloud Engineer exam, this scenario tests your understanding of Cloud Run’s default request timeout behavior and how to adjust it via deployment parameters—a common trap is forgetting that the default is only 60 seconds, not infinite. A helpful memory tip: think of the default as a “one-minute warning” and remember that you can extend it up to a full “hourglass” of 3600 seconds.
Google ACE Deploying and implementing a cloud solution Practice Question
This ACE practice question tests your understanding of deploying and implementing a cloud solution. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. 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 team deploys a containerized service to Cloud Run. After deployment, requests are timing out after 60 seconds. The service sometimes needs 3 minutes to process certain long-running requests. What should the team adjust?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Increase the Cloud Run request timeout to at least 180 seconds
Cloud Run has a default request timeout of 60 seconds. Since the service requires up to 3 minutes (180 seconds) for certain long-running requests, the timeout must be increased to at least 180 seconds. This is configured via the `--timeout` flag or the `timeout_seconds` field in the YAML configuration, and the maximum allowed value is 60 minutes (3600 seconds).
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.
- ✗
Increase the minimum number of instances to reduce cold starts
Why it's wrong here
Cold start latency causes slow first requests, not timeouts on all long requests. Minimum instances help cold starts, not request processing time limits.
- ✓
Increase the Cloud Run request timeout to at least 180 seconds
Why this is correct
Cloud Run's default request timeout is 60 seconds. For requests needing up to 3 minutes, the timeout must be explicitly increased (up to 3600 seconds via the console or `--timeout` flag).
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Set concurrency to 1 to ensure each instance handles only one request at a time
Why it's wrong here
Concurrency controls how many requests each instance handles simultaneously — it doesn't change the per-request time limit.
- ✗
Switch to Cloud Run Jobs instead of Cloud Run Services
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Run Jobs run tasks to completion without HTTP — appropriate for batch jobs, not for serving long-running HTTP requests from clients.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Google Cloud often tests the distinction between timeout-related issues and scaling or concurrency issues, so candidates mistakenly choose options that address cold starts or concurrency when the real problem is a hard timeout limit.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Cloud Run uses the HTTP/1.1 or HTTP/2 protocol and enforces a configurable request timeout at the infrastructure layer. When a request exceeds the timeout, Cloud Run sends an HTTP 504 response and terminates the container instance for that request. The timeout is set per revision and can be adjusted via the `timeout_seconds` field in the `revision.spec`; note that the timeout applies to the entire request lifecycle, including streaming responses, and cannot be overridden by the application code.
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.
TExam Day Tips
- 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 cloud solutions architect for a retail company is evaluating services for a new workload. The correct answer here reflects best practice for the specific scenario described — not a general cloud recommendation. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Cloud exam questions reward reading the constraint carefully: the same technology can be right or wrong depending on the use case.
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Deploying and implementing a cloud solution — This question tests Deploying and implementing a cloud solution — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Increase the Cloud Run request timeout to at least 180 seconds — Cloud Run has a default request timeout of 60 seconds. Since the service requires up to 3 minutes (180 seconds) for certain long-running requests, the timeout must be increased to at least 180 seconds. This is configured via the `--timeout` flag or the `timeout_seconds` field in the YAML configuration, and the maximum allowed value is 60 minutes (3600 seconds).
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