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Google PCA Manage and provision cloud infrastructure Practice Question

This PCA practice question tests your understanding of manage and provision cloud infrastructure. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. 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

{
  "bindings": [
    {
      "role": "roles/compute.viewer",
      "members": [
        "user:ops@example.com"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Refer to the exhibit. A user (ops@example.com) is unable to create a new VPC network in the project. What should the administrator verify first?

Clue words in this question

Noticing these words before you look at the options changes how you read each choice.

  • Clue: "first"

    Why it matters: Order matters here. You are being tested on which action comes before the others — not which action is generally useful.

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Exhibit

{
  "bindings": [
    {
      "role": "roles/compute.viewer",
      "members": [
        "user:ops@example.com"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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

✓

The user has appropriate IAM roles such as roles/compute.networkAdmin.

To create a VPC network in Google Cloud, the user needs the compute.networks.create permission. The roles/compute.networkAdmin IAM role includes this permission, along with others needed to manage VPC networks. Option D correctly identifies that the user must have appropriate IAM roles, specifically roles/compute.networkAdmin or a custom role with the necessary compute.networks.create permission.

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.

  • ✗

    The user has been granted roles/compute.admin.

    Why it's wrong here

    The exhibit shows roles/compute.viewer, not admin.

  • ✗

    The user has the project owner role.

    Why it's wrong here

    Owner would work, but the exhibit does not show that.

  • ✗

    The user has the roles/storage.admin role.

    Why it's wrong here

    Storage admin does not grant VPC network creation permissions.

  • ✓

    The user has appropriate IAM roles such as roles/compute.networkAdmin.

    Why this is correct

    The current role is read-only; a more permissive role is needed.

    Clue confirmation

    The clue word "first" in the question point toward this answer.

    Related concept

    Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.

Common exam traps

Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword

Google Cloud often tests the principle of least privilege and the specific IAM roles required for VPC operations, trapping candidates who assume that a broad role like compute.admin or owner is the first thing to verify, rather than the more specific networkAdmin role.

Trap categories for this question

  • Command / output trap

    The exhibit shows roles/compute.viewer, not admin.

Detailed technical explanation

How to think about this question

In Google Cloud, VPC network creation is governed by the compute.networks.create permission, which is part of the compute.networkAdmin role (roles/compute.networkAdmin). This role also includes permissions for creating subnets, firewall rules, and routes. The principle of least privilege suggests assigning this role rather than the broader compute.admin or owner roles. If the user lacks this role, the API call to networks.insert will fail with a 403 Forbidden error, even if the user has other roles like storage.admin.

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 media company stores terabytes of video archives that are accessed once a year for audit purposes. Moving these objects to a cold storage tier (Azure Archive, S3 Glacier, or Google Nearline) costs a fraction of hot storage. Questions like this test whether you understand storage tiers, access frequency tradeoffs, and retrieval latency requirements.

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What does this PCA question test?

Manage and provision cloud infrastructure — This question tests Manage and provision cloud infrastructure — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: The user has appropriate IAM roles such as roles/compute.networkAdmin. — To create a VPC network in Google Cloud, the user needs the compute.networks.create permission. The roles/compute.networkAdmin IAM role includes this permission, along with others needed to manage VPC networks. Option D correctly identifies that the user must have appropriate IAM roles, specifically roles/compute.networkAdmin or a custom role with the necessary compute.networks.create permission.

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

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

Are there clue words in this question I should notice?

Yes — watch for: "first". Order matters here. You are being tested on which action comes before the others — not which action is generally useful.

What is the key concept behind this question?

Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.

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