PCSE Supporting compliance requirements Practice Question
This PCSE practice question tests your understanding of supporting compliance requirements. 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.
A company must ensure that all data stored in Google Cloud remains within specific geographic regions to meet data residency regulations. Which TWO methods enforce data location restrictions? (Choose TWO.)
Option C is correct because Organization Policy constraints, specifically `constraints/gcp.resourceLocations`, allow administrators to define a list of allowed geographic locations (e.g., `in:us-central1` or `in:europe-west1`) where Google Cloud resources can be created. This policy is enforced at the project, folder, or organization level, preventing resource creation outside the permitted regions, which directly addresses data residency requirements.
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.
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VPC Service Controls
Why it's wrong here
VPC SC controls data access, not resource location.
Custom locations restrict where bucket data is stored, but only for Cloud Storage; combined with Organization Policy for comprehensive enforcement.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Cloud Interconnect
Why it's wrong here
Interconnect provides dedicated network connection, not location restriction.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Google Cloud often tests the distinction between data location enforcement (Organization Policy constraints) and data access control (VPC Service Controls), causing candidates to mistakenly choose VPC Service Controls for geographic restrictions.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
The `constraints/gcp.resourceLocations` policy uses a list-based condition syntax (e.g., `in:us-central1`, `in:europe-west1`) and is evaluated at resource creation time (e.g., when creating a Cloud Storage bucket or Compute Engine instance). If the resource's location is not in the allowed list, the API call is denied with a `CONDITION_NOT_MET` error. A subtle behavior is that this policy does not apply retroactively to existing resources unless they are recreated, and it can be combined with other policies like `constraints/gcp.restrictResourceService` to limit which services can create resources in allowed regions.
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.
What to study next
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Supporting compliance requirements — This question tests Supporting compliance requirements — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Organization Policy constraints (constraints/gcp.resourceLocations) — Option C is correct because Organization Policy constraints, specifically `constraints/gcp.resourceLocations`, allow administrators to define a list of allowed geographic locations (e.g., `in:us-central1` or `in:europe-west1`) where Google Cloud resources can be created. This policy is enforced at the project, folder, or organization level, preventing resource creation outside the permitted regions, which directly addresses data residency requirements.
What should I do if I get this PCSE 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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