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.
Refer to the exhibit. A compliance officer sees this Organization Policy applied at the organization level. Which compliance requirement does this policy primarily address?
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Data residency
The Organization Policy shown restricts the allowed locations for Compute Engine resources to a specific region (e.g., us-central1). This directly enforces data residency requirements by preventing resources from being created or moved outside of approved geographic boundaries, ensuring that data remains within a particular jurisdiction to comply with regulations like GDPR or HIPAA.
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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Encryption key management
Why it's wrong here
The policy does not relate to encryption keys.
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Data residency
Why this is correct
The policy limits where resources can be created, ensuring data remains in specified regions to meet residency requirements.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Audit logging
Why it's wrong here
Audit logging is separate; this policy does not enable logs.
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Access control
Why it's wrong here
Access control is managed by IAM, not location constraints.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Google Cloud often tests the distinction between organization policies that enforce location restrictions versus other compliance controls like IAM or encryption, leading candidates to confuse data residency with access control or key management.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Organization policies in Google Cloud are enforced using constraints defined in the `constraints/compute.restrictResourceLocations` list, which uses a deny-list or allow-list of regions. When a policy is applied at the organization level, it cascades down to all folders and projects, and any attempt to create a resource outside the allowed regions is rejected at the API level with a `CONDITION_NOT_MET` error. This is critical for maintaining data sovereignty in multi-region deployments where compliance mandates that data never leaves a specific country or region.
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 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.
What to study next
Got this wrong? Here's your next step.
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
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: Data residency — The Organization Policy shown restricts the allowed locations for Compute Engine resources to a specific region (e.g., us-central1). This directly enforces data residency requirements by preventing resources from being created or moved outside of approved geographic boundaries, ensuring that data remains within a particular jurisdiction to comply with regulations like GDPR or HIPAA.
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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