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Google ACE Setting up a cloud solution environment Practice Question

This ACE practice question tests your understanding of setting up a cloud solution environment. 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.

Exhibit

IAM policy JSON:
{
  "bindings": [
    {
      "role": "roles/compute.viewer",
      "members": [
        "serviceAccount:sa@project.iam.gserviceaccount.com"
      ],
      "condition": {
        "title": "production_label",
        "expression": "resource.labels.environment == 'production'"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator wants to grant a service account read-only access to all Compute Engine instances in a project, but only those with label 'environment=production'. Which IAM policy configuration should be used?

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Exhibit

IAM policy JSON:
{
  "bindings": [
    {
      "role": "roles/compute.viewer",
      "members": [
        "serviceAccount:sa@project.iam.gserviceaccount.com"
      ],
      "condition": {
        "title": "production_label",
        "expression": "resource.labels.environment == 'production'"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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

✓

roles/compute.viewer with condition 'resource.labels.environment == "production"'

Option B is correct because roles/compute.viewer provides read-only access to Compute Engine resources, and the condition 'resource.labels.environment == "production"' restricts that access to only instances with the specified label. This satisfies the requirement of granting read-only access to production-labeled instances without granting broader permissions.

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.

  • ✗

    roles/compute.instanceAdmin with condition 'resource.labels.environment == "production"'

    Why it's wrong here

    InstanceAdmin provides write access, not read-only.

  • ✓

    roles/compute.viewer with condition 'resource.labels.environment == "production"'

    Why this is correct

    Viewer provides read-only access, condition restricts to production label.

    Related concept

    Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.

  • ✗

    roles/compute.imageUser with condition 'resource.labels.environment == "production"'

    Why it's wrong here

    ImageUser is for images, not instances.

  • ✗

    roles/compute.viewer with condition 'request.host == "production"'

    Why it's wrong here

    request.host is not a valid label condition.

Common exam traps

Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword

Google Cloud often tests the distinction between roles that grant read-only access (like roles/compute.viewer) versus roles that grant broader permissions (like roles/compute.instanceAdmin), and the use of correct condition attributes (resource.labels vs. request.host) to filter by resource labels.

Detailed technical explanation

How to think about this question

IAM conditions use Common Expression Language (CEL) to evaluate attributes like 'resource.labels' against resource metadata at access time. The 'resource.labels' attribute is a map of key-value pairs defined on the resource itself, and the condition is evaluated dynamically, meaning if a label is added or removed, access changes immediately. This allows fine-grained access control without creating separate roles or service accounts for different environments.

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 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.

What to study next

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What does this ACE question test?

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: roles/compute.viewer with condition 'resource.labels.environment == "production"' — Option B is correct because roles/compute.viewer provides read-only access to Compute Engine resources, and the condition 'resource.labels.environment == "production"' restricts that access to only instances with the specified label. This satisfies the requirement of granting read-only access to production-labeled instances without granting broader permissions.

What should I do if I get this ACE question wrong?

Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.

What is the key concept behind this question?

Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.

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