This PCA practice question tests your understanding of managing and provisioning a solution infrastructure. 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 DevOps team wants to manage Google Cloud resources declaratively using Infrastructure as Code. They need to version control their configuration and automate deployments. Which two tools are natively supported by Google Cloud for this purpose?
Cloud Shell and gcloud CLI
Why wrong: These are command-line tools, not IaC tools.
AWS CloudFormation and Terraform
Why wrong: CloudFormation is AWS-specific, not natively supported on GCP.
Ansible and Puppet
Why wrong: Ansible and Puppet are configuration management tools, not declarative IaC for provisioning resources.
Cloud Deployment Manager and Terraform
Both are natively supported IaC tools on Google Cloud.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Cloud Deployment Manager and Terraform
Cloud Deployment Manager uses YAML, Python, or Jinja templates, and Terraform is a popular IaC tool with a native Google Cloud provider. Both allow declarative management and version control.
Key principle: NAT direction and interface roles matter as much as the IP address mapping. Inside/outside designation controls which traffic is translated.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Cloud Shell and gcloud CLI
Why it's wrong here
These are command-line tools, not IaC tools.
AWS CloudFormation and Terraform
Why it's wrong here
CloudFormation is AWS-specific, not natively supported on GCP.
Ansible and Puppet
Why it's wrong here
Ansible and Puppet are configuration management tools, not declarative IaC for provisioning resources.
Cloud Deployment Manager and Terraform
Why this is correct
Both are natively supported IaC tools on Google Cloud.
Related concept
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
Common exam traps
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Trap categories for this question
Command / output trap
These are command-line tools, not IaC tools.
Detailed technical explanation
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
Key takeaway
NAT direction and interface roles matter as much as the IP address mapping. Inside/outside designation controls which traffic is translated.
Real-world example
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. NAT direction and interface roles matter as much as the IP address mapping. Inside/outside designation controls which traffic is translated. Cloud exam questions reward reading the constraint carefully: the same technology can be right or wrong depending on the use case.
What to study next
Review the four NAT address types (inside local, inside global, outside local, outside global), PAT port overload, and static vs dynamic NAT use cases. Then practise related PCA NAT questions on configuration and troubleshooting.
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Managing and Provisioning a Solution Infrastructure — This question tests Managing and Provisioning a Solution Infrastructure — Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address..
The correct answer is: Cloud Deployment Manager and Terraform — Cloud Deployment Manager uses YAML, Python, or Jinja templates, and Terraform is a popular IaC tool with a native Google Cloud provider. Both allow declarative management and version control.
Review the four NAT address types (inside local, inside global, outside local, outside global), PAT port overload, and static vs dynamic NAT use cases. Then practise related PCA NAT questions on configuration and troubleshooting.
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
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Last reviewed: Jul 4, 2026
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