This PCDOE practice question tests your understanding of bootstrapping a google cloud organization for devops. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. 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.
Which THREE actions should be taken when bootstrapping a CI/CD pipeline on Google Cloud? (Select exactly 3)
Store secrets in Cloud Source Repositories.
Why wrong: Secrets should be stored in Secret Manager.
Use Cloud Build with a Dockerfile.
Common pattern for building container images.
Enable the Cloud Run API.
Why wrong: Only needed if deploying to Cloud Run.
Create a service account with necessary permissions.
Essential for Cloud Build to access resources.
Configure triggers for automated builds.
Triggers automate builds on code changes.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Use Cloud Build with a Dockerfile.
Option B is correct because Cloud Build can use a Dockerfile to build a container image from source code, which is a fundamental step in bootstrapping a CI/CD pipeline. This allows automated builds triggered by code changes, enabling continuous integration and delivery to services like Cloud Run or GKE.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Store secrets in Cloud Source Repositories.
Why it's wrong here
Secrets should be stored in Secret Manager.
Use Cloud Build with a Dockerfile.
Why this is correct
Common pattern for building container images.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Enable the Cloud Run API.
Why it's wrong here
Only needed if deploying to Cloud Run.
Create a service account with necessary permissions.
Why this is correct
Essential for Cloud Build to access resources.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Configure triggers for automated builds.
Why this is correct
Triggers automate builds on code changes.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
Google Cloud often tests the misconception that enabling specific APIs (like Cloud Run API) is a mandatory step for bootstrapping any CI/CD pipeline, when in fact it is only required if that service is the deployment target.
Detailed technical explanation
Cloud Build executes build steps in a series of containers, and using a Dockerfile allows it to produce a container image that can be pushed to Artifact Registry or Container Registry. The pipeline typically includes steps for linting, testing, building, and deploying, with triggers configured via Cloud Build triggers that watch for changes in a repository (e.g., Cloud Source Repositories, GitHub, Bitbucket).
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
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.
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Bootstrapping a Google Cloud organization for DevOps — This question tests Bootstrapping a Google Cloud organization for DevOps — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: Use Cloud Build with a Dockerfile. — Option B is correct because Cloud Build can use a Dockerfile to build a container image from source code, which is a fundamental step in bootstrapping a CI/CD pipeline. This allows automated builds triggered by code changes, enabling continuous integration and delivery to services like Cloud Run or GKE.
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