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Google Cloud Digital Leader Practice Test

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Q1Why cloud technology is transforming businesseasy
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A traditional retailer currently maintains its own data centers, purchasing servers every 3–5 years and paying for facilities, power, and staff regardless of demand. When it migrates its workloads to the public cloud, which change in cost model does it experience?

AFrom operational expenditure (OpEx) to capital expenditure (CapEx)
From capital expenditure (CapEx) to operational expenditure (OpEx)Correct
CFrom variable costs to fixed monthly costs
DFrom consumption-based billing to annual depreciation cycles

When a retailer migrates from owning and maintaining its own data centers to using a public cloud, it shifts from a capital expenditure (CapEx) model—where it buys servers and pays for facilities upfront—to an operational expenditure (OpEx) model, where it pays for cloud services…Read full explanation

Q2Why cloud technology is transforming businesseasy
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A startup wants to launch a new product globally within 2 weeks. If it relied on traditional on-premises infrastructure, provisioning servers would take 6–8 weeks. By using the public cloud, the startup can launch on time. Which cloud benefit does this scenario illustrate?

AEconomies of scale — the cloud provider has more purchasing power than the startup.
Speed and agility — cloud resources are provisioned in minutes, enabling faster time-to-market.Correct
CGeographic reach — the cloud provider has data centers in more regions.
DReliability — cloud providers have better uptime SLAs than on-premises servers.

Option B is correct because the scenario directly highlights how public cloud resources can be provisioned in minutes via APIs and automation, compared to the 6–8 weeks required for on-premises hardware procurement and setup. This speed and agility enable the startup to meet the …Read full explanation

Q3Why cloud technology is transforming businessmedium
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A traditional bank processes loan applications using manual paper-based workflows that take 2 weeks per application. The bank wants to use cloud technology to reduce this to under 24 hours. Which cloud-enabled capability primarily drives this transformation?

ALower storage costs for paper documents by digitizing them in Cloud Storage.
Cloud-based AI/ML services and workflow automation that process applications end-to-end without manual steps.Correct
CMoving the bank's email system to a cloud-based provider.
DUsing Cloud SQL instead of on-premises Oracle database.

Option B is correct because cloud-based AI/ML services combined with workflow automation can process loan applications end-to-end without manual intervention, reducing processing time from 2 weeks to under 24 hours. This transformation is driven by the ability to automate documen…Read full explanation

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